Vocab Unit 3 Chapters 24 archly adv extremely to react in an arch way having or showing an amused feeling of being superior to or knowing more than other people Curleys wife archly ID: 213459
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Of Mice and MenVocab Unit 3
Chapters 2-4Slide2
archly (adv.)
extremely; to react in an arch way (having or showing an amused feeling of being superior to or knowing more than other people)
Curley’s wife
archly
addresses
the men on the ranch as though she is in a class above them.
Sherilyn
Fenn
as Curley’s Wife in the 1992 Gary
Sinise
film version of
Of
Mice and Men.Slide3
bridle (v.)
To react in an angry way
This image from
Parks and Rec
shows Amy
Poehler
with a facial expression that can be described as
bridling
.Slide4
cower (v.)
to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that threatens, controls, or disappoints
If your employees cower when you
approach their desks, it might be a sign
that your management skills are too harsh.Slide5
deliberate (adj.)
done or said in a way that is planned or intended; done or decided after careful thought
When setting up dominoes, it is necessary to be
deliberate
or else your design may stop falling half way through.Slide6
derision (n.)
the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way
Nelson from
The Simpsons
seems to exist in a constant state of derision for the other characters.Slide7
hoosegow (n.)
jail
Since 1909 the word hoosegow
has been used as slang for jail just like clink, joint, lockup, or pokey.Slide8
nuisance (n.)
a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems
This kitten would be considered a
nuisance
by the helpless goldfish in this fishbowl. Slide9
rapt (adj.)
Showing complete interest in something; transported with emotion; wholly absorbed
This student is looking
raptly
at the teacher during the lesson.Slide10
reprehensible (adj.)
very bad; deserving disapproval or condemnation
I find it
reprehensible
that some people do not correctly secure their young children in a car seat. Slide11
rheumatism (n.)
a disease that causes stiffness and pain in the muscles and swelling and pain in the joints
Old dogs can get
rheumatism
; when this happens they can no longer move normally. Even going up the stairs can be impossible.