Of Mice and Men Vocabularyword list 1 Junctures

Of Mice and Men Vocabularyword list 1

Junctures l. A point of joining l. His new book emphasizes the importance of the juncture of poetry and music in a new art form.

Mottled l. Marked with spots of different colors l. The floor was covered with mottled linoleum.

stilted l. Artificially formal, stiff l. The demeanor of the English royalty seems stilted to many Americans.

morose l. Being sullen or gloomy l. He was very morose after his wife left him.

Imperious l. Extremely overbearing l. The imperious behavior of the dictator led to his overthrow

Relish l. To take great pleasure or delight in l. I relish the thought of graduating from high school.

Mollify l. To soothe or to appease l. The women promised to buy candy in order to mollify her screaming child.

Pugnacious l. Looking for a fight, combative l. There are many pugnacious kids at our school who bully other kids.

Ominous l. Threatening l. The ominous clouds were harbingers of the tornado.

Plaintive l. Mournful and expressing sorrow l. The dog moaned in a plaintive manner when her puppies were taken.

Brittle l. Fragile, easily damaged l. The old man’s brittle bones broke easily.

Complacency l. The state of being self-satisfied l. Considering that he is failing, it is curious to see his sense of complacency.

slough l. To cast off l. He sloughs off criticism like water off a duck’s back.

PREFIX l. Prefix: A, ABS l. Meaning: away, from l. Example: Absent, abstinence

ROOT l. Root: BAS l. Meaning: LOW l. Example: Basement

SUFFIX l. SUFFIX: -able, -ible l. MEANING: Able to (adj. ) l. EXAMPLE: usable