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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Beadle | a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services |
| ambled | to walk at a slow, leisurely pace. |
| malevolent | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
| flivver | small, cheap, old car |
| Smilax | a bright green twinning vine, often used for holiday decorations |
| sarsaparilla | carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras |
| Initiated | to have started or established |
| Bushel | a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches |
| Molasses | thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane |
| wisteria | a woody, climbing vine with purple or white flowers |
| Dunce cap | a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils |
| scuppernong | amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States |
| Tarnish | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
| Breeches | trousers ending above the knee |
| Ascertain | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
| Vigil | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe |
| taut | subjected to great tension |
| Neglige | a loose dressing gown for women |
| Fortitude | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| shinn | believe |
| Stifle | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of |
| Linotype | a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal |
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| frank | characterized by directness in manner or speech |
| Morbid | suggesting the horror of death and decay |
| amiable | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| eccentricities | deviations from established patterns or norms; odd or whimsical behavior |
| Gleaning | To gather information or evidence bit by bit, finding out or searching by pick over to determine the relevant matter |
| Yonder | at or in an indicated (usually distant) place ('yon' is archaic and dialectal) |
| bung | a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask |
| acrimonious | bitter and irritating, marked by strong resentment or cynicism |
| Geranium | any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae |
| lavations | to refresh or soothe as if by washing |
| chiffarobe | a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes |
| Pilgrimage | journey to a holy place |
| constructionist | those who hold to the judicial philosophy that the constitution should be interpreted strictly and literally, and in the context in which it was written. |
| Clerk | an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
| hinge | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
| yonder | distant but within sight |
| Attorney | a professional person authorized to practice law |
| arid | lacking sufficient water or rainfall |
| Iota | a very small part or quantity |
| malarkey | Insincere or foolish talk |
| unmitigated | absolute; positive; severe |
| fretfully | (adv.) in a manner marked by worry and distress |
| Gavel | a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge |
| feral | existing in a wild or untamed state |
| heathen | an individual or group considered irreligious, uncivilized, or unenlightened |
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