Vocabulary 1-4
Dilemma
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Latent
Hidden, present but not realized
Author of "Wrong Channel"
Roberto Fernandez
Setting of Of Mice and Men
A ranch outside Soledad, California
Benvolio and Tybalt are this type of character
Foil
Debris
Scattered fragments, wreckage
Diligent
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Verbal irony
The doctor says "TB" (tuberculosis,) but Mima thinks he says "TV" (television).
Reason Lennie is excluded
Intellectual disability
Why is Tybalt angry with Romeo
Romeo attends the Capulet ball uninvited
Adjourn
To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Credible
Believable
Verbal irony example from "The Cask of Amontillado"
Mason/mason
Montressor tells his servants not to leave, but he intends for them all to be gone.
Reason Crooks is excluded
Race
Romeo's love interest when the play opens
Rosaline
An extremely poor person
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high; excessive
Author of "The Scarlet Ibis"
James Hurst
Lennie's visions
Aunt Clara; giant rabbit
Why Romeo's feeling for Tybalt change
Romeo marries Juliet, Tybalt's cousin
Precipice
A very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
Surly
Angry and bad-tempered; rude
Setting of "The Gift of the Magi"
New York City
This character understands why George kills Lennie
Slim
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment