Vocab
What does SKEPTICALLY mean?
adv. suspiciously, doubtfully, hesitantly
What does ANGUISHED mean?
adj. tormented, agonized; suffering from distress
Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble
He tells him to go hide in the brush where they stopped for the night until George comes to find him.
What does CONTORTED mean?
adj. twisted, curled, warped
What does ELABORATE mean?
adj. detailed, intricate, complicated, extravagent
What does MUSED mean?
v. to be absorbed in thought, wondered, pondered, contemplated
What does REVERENTLY mean?
adv. respectfully, lovingly, admiringly
What is a Paradox
A self-contradictary statement
What does SULLENLY mean?
adv. gloomily, somberly, drearily, morosely
What does EARNESTLY mean?
adv. sincerely, honestly, frankly, candidly
What does PUGNACIOUS mean?
adj. aggressive, hostile, combative
What does MOROSELY mean?
adv. gloomily, somberly, drearily, sullenly
What is Naturalism
A philosophical and literary movement (late 1800s and early 1900) based on the idea that natural laws and forces govern the universe
What does BRUSQUELY mean?
adv. done or spoken in a short and abrupt way and often comes across harsh
What does APPREHENSIVE mean?
adj. feeling fear or anxiety about the future
What does DEROGATORY mean?
adj. insulting, demeaning, degrading, malicious
What does REPREHENSIBLE mean?
adj. guilty, blameworthy, wrongful, improper
What is Determinism
What does MONOTONOUS mean?
adj. tediously, uniform or unvarying, boring, tiring
What does MOLLIFIED mean?
adj. appeased, calmed, soothed, pacified, comforted
What does BELLIGERENTLY mean?
adv. done or spoken with hostility or combativness
What does DERISION mean?
n. joke or mockery
The philosophy of Naturalism views nature as both _____ and _____.
Indifferent and Omnipotent
What does COMPLACENTLY mean?
adv. done or spoken in an unconcerned casual, nonchalant or self satisfied way
What does INDIGNATION mean?
n. anger caused by something unjust unworthy or mean