Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary
Chapter 1
• Morose adj.
Sullen; melancholy; gloomy
Brusque adj.
abrupt and curt in manner or speech;
discourteously blunt
Contemplate v.
To consider carefully and at length; ponder
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Chapter 1
• Anguish n.
Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment
Stake n.
An amount of money; to possess, claim or
reserve a share of something (land, profit, etc.)
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Chapter 2
• Mollify v.
to calm in temper or feeling; soothe; to lessen in
intensity
Pugnacious adj.
Combative in nature; belligerent
Complacent adj.
Contented; self-satisfied and unconcerned
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Chapter 2
• Ominous adj.
Menacing; threatening; of or being an omen,
especially an evil one
Derogatory adj.
Belittling; tending to detract or diminish
Apprehensive adj.
Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
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Chapter 3
• Derision n.
Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule;
laughingstock
Bemuse v.
To cause to be bewildered; confuse
Cower v.
To cringe in fear
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Chapter 3
There: in reference to a place or the existence of
something
It must be difficult to live there.
There is a bend in the road.
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Chapter 3
• Their: A possessive adjective that indicates
that a particular noun belongs to them.
My friends lost their tickets.
Their pencils mysteriously disappear by first
period.
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Chapter 3
They’re: A contraction of the words THEY ARE.
It’s only used as the subject of a sentence!
They’re going to the movies tonight.
They’re never going to pass the quiz if they
don’t study.
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Chapter 4
Aloof adj.
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and
remote
Meager adj.
Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent
Desolate adj.
Dreary; dismal; gloomy; solitary or gloomy (as in
a desolate building or a desolate life)
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Chapter 4
Your is a possessive pronoun (so, use it when it
shows someone possessing something)
I graded your test.
Did you check your text? You never responded
to my question.
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Chapter 4
You’re: a contraction meaning “you are”
You’re really getting on my nerves.
I guess you’re not going to the game then, right?
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Chapters 5 and 6
• Sullen adj.
Showing a brooding ill humor or silent
resentment; morose or sulky
Writhe v.
To twist, as in pain; struggle, or embarrassment
Sulky adj.
Sullenly aloof or withdrawn; gloomy; dismal
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Chapters 5 and 6
Monotonous adj.
Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone; lacking
in variety
Too: a synonym for “also” and excessively
I think he forgot his book, too.
I ate way too much for dinner.
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Chapters 5 and 6
To: serves two purposes
• As a preposition (it will come before a noun)
I am going to the store.
This pencil belongs to Mrs. Tuckett
• As an infinitive (it will come before a word
that looks like a verb)
He needs to study.
I need to eat something.
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Chapters 5 and 6
• Two: used as a number
• We need to go over number two on your test.
• I will have two slices of pizza, please.
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