WorksheetsOf Mice and Men - Chapter 1 Vocabulary Definitions
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Bindle
Express or represent by extravagant and exaggerated mime
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
A bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions,
carried by a homeless person/migrant worker
Despair
The complete loss or absence of hope
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
A set of lenses, mirrors or prisms on a tube allowing the viewer to see objected reflected on the other end
Lumbered
To whine or complain
To rejoice over success
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Morose
A bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions,
carried by a hobo (homeless person)
Express or represent by extravagant and exaggerated mime
Ill-tempered or gloomy mannered
Pantomime
To speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
Express or represent by extravagant and exaggerated mime
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Periscope
An optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision
Ill-tempered or gloomy mannered
The complete loss or absence of hope
Recumbent
To rejoice over success
To whine or complain
To be comfortably leaning or lying down
Scoff
Ill-tempered or gloomy mannered
To speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
The complete loss or absence of hope
Triumphant
To whine or complain
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
To rejoice over success
Yammer
To whine or complain
Express or represent by extravagant and exaggerated mime
To move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
Dejected
Laying down; reclining; leaning
to be low in spirits or without hope
Exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant
Anguish
extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Contemplate
accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue
express complete disapproval of, typically in public
to think about deeply or carefully about something
Imperious
Domineering in an arrogant or haughty manner
having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
settling an issue; producing a definite result
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable
