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American Literature Vocabulary
Of Mice and Men Chapters 3-6
John Steinbeck
You must be able to correctly spell each of the words listed below. You must also know the meaning
and part of speech of each word. Lastly, you must be able to write a GOOD ENGLISH SENTENCE using
the word in proper context. This means that no other word should be able to be easily inserted in the
place of the vocabulary word in your sentence. Knowing the word’s part of speech is imperative to
using the word properly in a sentence.
1. bemused POS______________ Definition:___________________________________________________________________
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2. cower POS______________ Definition:______________________________________________________________________
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3. derision POS ______________ Definition:___________________________________________________________________
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4. appraise POS______________ Definition:____________________________________________________________________
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5. arouse POS______________ Definition:______________________________________________________________________
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6. ego POS ______________ Definition:_______________________________________________________________________
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7. meager POS______________ Definition:____________________________________________________________________
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8. subsided POS______________ Definition:___________________________________________________________________
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9. craftily POS ______________ Definition:____________________________________________________________________
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10. sulkily POS______________ Definition:_____________________________________________________________________
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11. taloned POS______________ Definition:____________________________________________________________________
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12. writhe POS ______________ Definition:___________________________________________________________________
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