Of Mice and Men - Chapter Two Vocabulary

To laugh at with contempt and derision

A noise one makes that is similar to the sound of a cough.

To gesticulate, wildly

Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something

Scourge

Laden

Brusque

Slough

Relish

Slough

Scourge

Abruptly

Mollify

Bellicose

Salacious

Pugnacious

In a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy

In a rough and reckless manner

With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly

Slow, deliberate, sloth-like movements

Act in an excessively subservient manner

To get rid of something undesirable or no longer required

A hollow filled with mud

A noisy or violent argument

Mollify

Scourge

Gingerly

derogatory

Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid

To say something in a blunt or direct manner

To enjoy something enthusiastically

Deliberately

Relish

Flounce

Abruptly

Considered in relation or in proportion to something else

Cheerful and jovially celebratory

Sounding sad and mournful

To a very severe or serious degree.