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Of Mice and Men chapter 5 vocabulary practice - (copy)
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| craftily | in a sly, cunning manner |
| darkly | in a threatening, mysterious, or ominous way |
| drawn | to get a person to talk |
| dugs | nipples, teats |
| emphasis | force; expression; stress |
| fainter | weaker, dimmer, unclear |
| gingham | a cotton cloth, usually woven in stripes or checks |
| gust | a strong, sudden burst of air |
| hovered | lingered; stayed suspended |
| jack-pin | Also known as a belaying pin, a jack pin is a removable wooden or metal pin inserted in the rail of ships around which ropes can be fastened. |
| monotonous | flat, with no expression |
| pulley | a small wheel with a groove or rim in which a rope or chain runs |
| snooker | a game played with cues on a billiard table in which the players use a cue ball (white) to pocket the other balls (fifteen red and six colored) in a set order |
| sulkily | in a gloomy manner |
| sullenly | bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy |
| taloned | a finger-like claw |
| wisps | tiny, slight strands or pieces |
| writhed | make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body |
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