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Study the word list: Of Mice & Men - Ch 3-4

Year 10 English Lit

	arouse	Any time you put someone else in charge, it was bound to arouse suspicion. *
	avert	They tried to avert the disaster. *
	bemused	He felt bemused. *
	derision	My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief. *
	hitch	Connect the trailer to the hitch. *
	hunched	Jess hunched his shoulders and slunk into the pew. *
	indignation	The actions filled him with indignation. *
	lynch	The angry mob wished to lynch the criminal. *
	maul	If you go in a tiger's cage it is likely to maul you.
	meager	They exist on a meager diet of rice.
	misery	His death caused the family great misery.
	nuisance	Their new television was a nuisance.
	overwhelm	She turned down the music, as she did not want to overwhelm the party of children. *
	poised	Poised in the middle of turning a page, she froze. *
	rapt	The audience was rapt. *
	receptive	Slim wanted to listen, he just sat back and was receptive. *
	reprehensible	His complacency and reprehensible laxity resulted in a poor grade. *
	rheumatism	My gran has rheumatism in her fingers. *
	subdued	He was subdued. *
	sullen	After being told off by his father, Andrew's face was sullen. *

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arouse

avert

bemused

derision

hitch

hunched

indignation

lynch

maul

meager

misery

nuisance

overwhelm

poised

rapt

receptive

reprehensible

rheumatism

subdued

sullen

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