Of Mice and Men Ch.2 Vocabulary

What is the definition of "swamper"?

• A person who prepares or deals in skins or hides

• A handyman; someone who performs odd jobs often involving cleaning

• Mattress covering

• A deep hole in the ground for sewage

What does "tick" refer to in the context of this vocabulary?

• A handyman

• Mattress covering

• A deep hole in the ground for sewage

• Anxious; fearful

What does "skeptically" mean?

• In a threatening way

• Eager and ready to fight

• To doubt or question something

• Belittling and insulting

Who is a "skinner"?

• A person who prepares or deals in skins or hides

• A handyman

• Anxious; fearful

• Mattress covering

What is a "cesspool"?

• A handyman

• A deep hole in the ground for sewage

• Mattress covering

• Twisted in a violent manner

What does "mollified" mean?

• Soothed; pacified

• Eager and ready to fight

• In a threatening way

• Belittling and insulting

What is the meaning of "pugnacious"?

• Anxious; fearful

• Eager and ready to fight

• In a pleased, satisfied manner

• Expressing sorrow or melancholy

What does "ominously" mean?

• In a threatening way

• Belittling and insulting

• Pervasive or intense

• Twisted in a violent manner

What is the definition of "derogatory"?

• Belittling and insulting

• Soothed; pacified

• Eager and ready to fight

• In a threatening way

What does "plaintively" mean?

• Expressing sorrow or melancholy

• In a pleased, satisfied manner

• Anxious; fearful

• Pervasive or intense