Of Mice and Men Vocabulary 5

Sullen(ly) syn. morose, surly ant. cheerful, bright showing anger or resentment by refusing to talk, be sociable or cooperate When the children refused to share, the boy became sullen and withdrawn.

Woe syn. adversity, affliction; despair, misery ant. contentment, luck; hope With the loss of his job and family, his life is filled with woe. problems or hardships; sadness

Console syn. soothe, ease ant. upset, agitate to comfort in grief or disappointment He held his mother in his arms and consoled her on the death of her sister.

Soothing(ly) syn. peaceful, gentle ant. irritating, upsetting The vet spoke soothingly to the barking dog to calm it down so he could examine the injury. to calm somebody down; make less angry or anxious

to flow, fall or spill out over something Once he was in the principal’s office, his confession tumbled out of his mouth. syn. stumble, topple ant. repress, contain

Confide(d) syn. divulge, entrust ant. conceal, suppress to tell something that is secret or private She confided to me that she cheated on her vocabulary test.

syn. majestically, flamboyantly ant. simply, humbly outstanding or impressive in appearance or style She grandly entered the ballroom to make everyone notice her. Grand(ly)

Earnest very serious in attitude; something done with deep sincerity They began to work in earnest when the boss arrived. syn. solemn, grave ant. frivolous, insincere

Complacent(ly) self-satisfied; feeling superior and not worried syn. content; smug ant. anxious; humble He remained complacent even though the lawyer threatened to sue him.

Writhed syn. thrash, squirm, flail ant. still to twist and turn in great pain After being hit by the opposing team, the player writhed on the field.

Discontent to be unsatisfied or unhappy with your situation He is discontent with his presents. syn. disgruntlement, dissatisfaction ant. contentment, gratification

syn. riposte, rejoinder ant. question to respond sharply or angrily David held back a quick retort before he got in trouble.

Belligerent syn. cantankerous, confrontational ant. peaceful, friendly being hostile or ready to fight When he yelled belligerently at the police officer, he was arrested.

uninteresting or boring because of repetition The professor ’ s voice was monotonous and put the class to sleep. syn. tedious, droning ant. varied, interesting

shake something abruptly; have a disturbing effect on somebody The scary movie jarred my niece and she couldn ’ t sleep. syn. jolt; irk ant. calm; pacify Jarred