Of Mice and MenVocabulary

recumbent(ri kum' bent)

adj. lying down

morosely(mƏ ros' le)

adv. in a gloomy way

scowled(skould)

v. looked angry or threatening

mollified

(mäl' Ə fid')

v. calmed; soothed; pacified

pugnacious(pug na' shƏs)

adj. tending to pick fights

ominously(äm' Ə nƏs le)

adv. threateningly; in a way that suggests bad things to come

derision(di rizh' Ən)

n. scorn

euchre(yoo kƏr)

n. card game similar to bridge

gnawing

(nô' ing)v. cutting and wearing away by biting

solitaire(säl' Ə ter')

n. card game played by one person

aloof(Ə loof')

adj. distant in one’s manner; reserved

liniment(lin' Ə mƏnt)

n. medicated liquid rubbed on the skin in order to soothe soreness or inflammation

taloned(tal' Ənd)

adj. clawed

alfalfa(al fal' fƏ)

n. plant grown mainly to feed animals

complacently(kƏm pla' sƏnt le)

adv. in a way that shows too much satisfaction with oneself

bewildered(be wil' dƏrd)

adj. hopelessly confused; puzzled

mottled

(mät' ’ld)adj. marked with blotches, streaks, or spots of different colors or shades

belligerently(bƏ lij Ər Ənt le)

adv. in a way that shows a willingness or readiness to fight

scuttled(skut' ’ld)

v. ran or moved quickly; scurried

monotonous

(mƏ nät' ’n Əs)adj. going on in the same tone with little or no variation