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Of Mice and Men vocabulary

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

reply sharply

a)

maul

b)

retort

c)

sniveling

d)

belligerent

2.

hostile, aggressive

a)

belligerent

b)

consoled

c)

bewildered

d)

retort

3.

comforted

a)

mauled

b)

consoled

c)

retort

d)

belligerent

4.

worthy of blame; despicable

a)

bewildered

b)

sullenness

c)

contemptuously

d)

reprehensible

5.

showing doubt or disbelief; questioningly

a)

skeptically

b)

mimicking

c)

indignation

d)

subdued

6.

hiding

a)

mauled

b)

meager

c)

entranced

d)

concealing

7.

pacified, calmed

a)

derogatory

b)

pantomime

c)

mollified

d)

meager

8.

sadly, depressed or disheartened

a)

contemplated

b)

dejectedly

c)

disarming

d)

derogatory

9.

to quiet or bring under control by physical force

a)

anguished

b)

subdued

c)

sniveled

d)

entranced

10.

gloominess

a)

derogatory

b)

disarming

c)

sullenness

d)

writhed

11.

anger aroused by something unjust

a)

indignation

b)

contemptuously

c)

reprehensible

d)

writhed

12.

put into deep thought

a)

pantomime

b)

consoled

c)

bemused

d)

entranced

13.

using gestures vs. words; acting without dialogue

a)

contimplated

b)

contemptuously

c)

pantomime

d)

mimicking

14.

twisted

a)

sniveled

b)

derogatory

c)

writhed

d)

concealing

15.

endearing, tending to remove hostility or suspicion

a)

anguished

b)

disarming

c)

bemused

d)

reprehensible

16.

twisted or strained out of shape

a)

profound

b)

contorted

c)

subsided

d)

consoled

17.

considered thoughtfully

a)

subsided

b)

contemplated

c)

bewildered

d)

contorted

18.

settled down

a)

subsided

b)

contemplated

c)

bewildered

d)

contorted

19.

glumly; sadly, gloomily

a)

ominously

b)

contemptuously

c)

morosely

d)

skeptically

20.

uneasy, anxious

a)

profound

b)

apprehensive

c)

anguished

d)

contemplated

21.

with foreboding, threateningly

a)

profound

b)

apprehensive

c)

anguished

d)

ominously

22.

confused, befuddled

a)

sniveled

b)

belligerent

c)

bewildered

d)

anguished

23.

imitating

a)

pantomime

b)

mimicking

c)

retort

d)

writhed

24.

in a way that evokes admiration, through size, quality, or skill

a)

mauled

b)

sniveled

c)

impressively

d)

reprehensible

25.

complete; coming from the depth of one's being; having deep meaning

a)

profound

b)

entranced

c)

consoled

d)

derogatory

26.

handled roughly

a)

sniveled

b)

bewildered

c)

writhed

d)

mauled

27.

cried or wept with sniffling

a)

sniveled

b)

bewildered

c)

writhed

d)

mauled

28.

made a motion to express thought or emphasize speech; gesticulated

a)

gestured

b)

retort

c)

consoled

d)

subdued

29.

showing an agonizing physical or mental pain

a)

derogatory

b)

sullenness

c)

anguished

d)

belligerent

30.

deficient in quantity

a)

subsided

b)

meager

c)

retort

d)

bemused

31.

detracting or disparaging, intended to insult

a)

derogatory

b)

belligerent

c)

concealing

d)

impressively

32.

scornfully, with a feeling of disdain

a)

indignation

b)

dejectedly

c)

contemptuously

d)

disarming

33.

fascinated, confused, lost in thought

a)

bewildered

b)

bemused

c)

entranced

d)

writhed