Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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- Q1Calmed in intensity, temper or feelingmollifiedcomplacentlypugnaciousplaintively30s
- Q2Disposed to fight, inclined to fightmollifiedpugnaciousominouslyderogatory30s
- Q3Pertaining to an omen or warningominouslycomplacentlyderogatorymollified30s
- Q4offensive or insultingpugnaciousmollifiedderogatoryominously30s
- Q5expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournfulplaintivelyderogatorymollifiedominously30s
- Q6pleased with oneself or one's advantages, often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfiedmollifiedcomplacentlypugnaciousplaintively30s
- Q7an event that hooks the reader into the story and sets everything else that happens to the protagonist into motioninciting incidentironydialectdirect characterization30s
- Q8a form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group.dialectironydirect characterizationindirect characterization30s
- Q9the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaningironydialectcharacterizationinciting incident30s
- Q10the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is.ironyinciting incidentdirect characterizationindirect characterization30s
- Q11the author shows things that reveal or imply what the personality of a character is.inciting incidentdirect characterizationdialectindirect characterization30s
- Q12a handyman; someone who performs odd jobs—such as cleaning. Refers to the character Candycesspoolskinnerstable buckswamper30s
- Q13a mattress coveringskinnerswampertickcesspool30s
- Q14a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case, is a derogatory word for an African American man.stable buckskinnertickswamper30s
- Q15a mule driverskinnerswampercesspooltick30s