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| Skinner; acts as a counselor to those on the ranch |
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| Ill-tempered son of the boss |
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| Sees things in black and white; killed Candy’s dog |
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| Lonely; usually dressed in red |
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| Mentally slow, physically strong; likes soft things |
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| The old swamper, missing a hand |
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| Acts in a parental role; killed Lennie |
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| Stable buck, only black guy on the ranch |
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| markedly short and abrupt; blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness |
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| pleased with oneself often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; unconcerned |
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| Lessening the reputation of a person or thing; a low opinion |
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| to soothe in temper or disposition : SOFTEN : to reduce in intensity |
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| Stiffly dignified or formal |
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| foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
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| inclined to or exhibiting hostility or combativeness |
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| Gloomily or sullenly ill humored, as in person or mood |
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| To run with quick, hasty steps; scurry |
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| to make confused : PUZZLE, BEWILDER |
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| to honor, to guard with respect |
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| extremely overbearing; domineering |
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