OMAM Vocabulary Chapter 1 Bindle: a bundle, as of bedding, carried by a hobo Jack: money Soledad: a coastal CA city about 130 mi south of San Francisco.

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OMAM Vocabulary Chapter 1 Bindle: a bundle, as of bedding, carried by a hobo Jack: money Soledad: a coastal CA city about 130 mi south of San Francisco Salinas River: a river that flows through Soledad and into Monterey Bay Weed: a northern CA mining town Watchin’ that blackboard: available jobs were posted on blackboards in front of employment agencies; employees would check the boards for new jobs

Chapter 1 Work cards: job assignment from an employment agency would be written on a work card to be presented by the worker to the employer Morosely: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored Pantomime: conveying emotions, actions, etc by gestures without speech Droned: made a dull, monotonous sound; hummed Contemplated: studied thoughtfully; thought deeply about

Chapter 2 Swamper: handyman; someone who performs odd jobs, such as cleaning (Candy) Tick: mattress covering Stable buck: a stable is a building where horses are kept; buck is a derogatory word for black man Skinner: mule driver

Chapter 2 Cesspool: a sewage pit Ominously: threateningly Pugnacious: argumentative; ready to fight Derogatory: belittling; uncomplimentary Mollified: pacified or appeased

Chapter 3 Derision: ridicule; mockery Receptive: responsive, open Reprehensible: blameworthy Reverence: deep respect or honor Chapter 4 Aloof: cool, detached, distant Fawning: flattering; kissing up Apprehension: alarm, worry, suspicion Indignation: strong displeasure at something considered unjust Crestfallen: discouraged; dispirited

verbal irony: when a person says one thing but means another. symbolism: the author’s use of any object, person, place, or experience that means more than what it is. Examples: red Lennie the dream farm

Chapters 5 and 6 Woe: sadness, tribulation, melancholy Writhed: twisted in pain or violent effort Belligerently: warlike; combative; pugnacious Monotonous: tedious, boring, one-note