Ch 4 Of Mice and Men Vocabulary just definitions Quizs

a liquid medicine rubbed on the skin especially to relieve pain

• Liniment (n)

• Ointment (n)

• Syrup (n)

• Tincture (n)

being cruel and inhuman

• Brutally (adj.)

• Compassionately (adj.)

• Tenderly (adj.)

• Gently (adj.)

having little flesh: thin; lacking desirable qualities or deficient in quality or quantity

• Meager (adj.)

• Abundant (adj.)

• Robust (adj.)

• Plentiful (adj.)

to make harmless, peaceable, or friendly; remove dislike or suspicion

• Disarming (v)

• Alarming (v)

• Challenging (v)

• Disrupting (v)

to keep from happening

• Averted (v)

• Prevented (v)

• Caused (v)

• Allowed (v)

to judge how good someone or something is

• Evaluated (v)

• Assessed (v)

• Appraised (v)

• Reviewed (v)

removed or distant either physically or emotionally

• Aloof (adj.)

• Distant (adj.)

• Detached (adj.)

• Remote (adj.)

anger caused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean

• Resentment (n)

• Indignation (n)

• Frustration (n)

• Irritation (n)

to show affection, especially used of a dog

• Fawning (v)

• Barking (v)

• Growling (v)

• Whining (v)

feeling humiliation or disappointment

• Crestfallen (adj.)

• Ecstatic (adj.)

• Indifferent (adj.)

• Ebullient (adj.)