Vocabulary MYP9

1. Vocabulary - Of Mice and Men
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1.pantomime: to express something by exaggerated miming; gesture without 
speaking (v.)
2.pugnacious: eager to argue, or fight; quarrel (adj.)
3. ominous: giving the impression that something bad is going to happen (adj.)
4.scowl:  to frown in an angry or bad‐tempered way (v.)
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2. pantomime
The policeman pantomimed for the pedestrian to
stop.
to express something by exaggerated 
miming (v.)
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3. pugnacious
George became extremely pugnacious once Curley
came in the room, and spoke arrogantly to Lennie. eager to argue, or fight; quarrel (adj.)
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4. omnious
George became extremely pugnacious once Curley
came in the room, and spoke arrogantly to Lennie.
giving the impression that something bad 
is going to happen (adj.)
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5. scowl
When Lennie found out Slim had drowned the
puppies, he scowled at him.
to frown in an angry or bad‐tempered 
way (v.)
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6. 1.morosely: in an ill‐tempered, upset, gloomy way (adv.)
2.cra2ily: planning in a clever, deceiCul way (adv.)
3.mollified: to be put at ease, calmed down (adj.)
4.douse: pour a liquid over; drench (v.)
5.nuisance: a person, thing, or circumstance that annoys you (n.)
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Vocabulary - Of Mice and Men
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7. morosely
Last night, I typed up my essay morosely, dreaming
instead about Facebook.
in an ill‐tempered, upset, gloomy way (adv.)
ill‐tempered, upset (adj.)
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8. craftily
They craftily planned how they were going to steal
the car.planning in a clever, deceiCul way (adv.)
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9. mollified
After listening to my favorite song, I was mollified
and far less angry.
put at ease, calmed down (adj.)
to put at ease or calm down (v.)
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10. douse
Because I refused to wake up, my mom doused me
with iced-cold water.pour a liquid over; drench (v.)
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11. nuisance
In Georgeʼs opinion, Lennie was a nuisance.
a person, thing, or circumstance that 
annoys you (n.)
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