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Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary 2 Worksheet
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Use each of the words below in a complete sentence that clearly indicate the meaning of the word.
Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
Use one of the methods of revealing context on the back of the worksheet.
Sentences that do not reveal the definition of the word will not receive credit.
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Bemused
Deliberate
Derision
Dignity
Persuasive
Quiver
Receptive
Reprehensible
Scornful
10. Spectacles
(verb) caused to be engrossed in thought
(adjective) done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects
(noun) ridicule, mockery
(noun) the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
(adjective) tending or having the power to change someone’s mind
(noun) to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
(adjective) ready or willing to receive favorably
(adjective) deserving punishment or censure
(adjective) to feel contempt or disdain toward a person or object considered
unworthy
(noun) a pair of eyeglasses
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Types of Context Clues & Examples
Type of Context Clue
Example
Use the definition (surround with commas)
The diligent farmhand, a hardworking man, was
always on time.
Use a word or phrase that means the opposite
Instead of being repulsed by the image, the student
felt a yearning to look closer.
Use an example of the definition
Mrs. Newbury’s compulsion after she shopped was
to obsessively wash every article of clothing she
had purchased.
Use punctuation (A semicolon can combine two
sentences); use the second sentence to write a
context clue.
On his 87th birthday, the man reflected on the
milestones of his life; the day his son was born of
them.