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Spoon River Antholog
55 - 106
Question | Answer |
---|---|
jeered | teased |
congenial | friendly; pleasant |
improvident | careless, reckless |
indicted | accused; charged |
admonition | a warning; advice |
heave | to swell |
spanking | looking sharp in appearance |
bade | asked; offered |
drabby | shady; of bad reputation |
dregs | lowest part; leftover residue |
knave | a crafty person (usually dishonest) |
sodden | soggy |
transom | a type of window |
unscrupulous | unethical; corrupt |
vain | arrogant; conceited |
lynched | executed (hanged) without permission from the courts |
acquittal | being judged “not guilty” of a crime |
probated | legally divided and disposed of |
clique | exclusive group |
dupe | a fool |
will-o’-the-wisp | ghost or apparition |
acrid | unpleasant smelling |
demireps | a person with a questionable reputation |
hoarders | people who greedily gather all they can |
tound | hold forth or boast |
obelisk | a type of stone that has a pointed top |
spires | steeple-like structures |
vexed | upset |
libertarians | people who believe in individual freedom as the highest good |
ascetic | people who lead their lives with self-discipline and self-denial in an attempt to reach spiritual enlightenment |
insolent | angry |
strumpet | a promiscuous woman |
gangrened | decayed; became poisonous |
yokels | unsophisticated people |
indemnity | compensation; reimbursement |
thereat | there |
nemesis | enemy |
sundered | separated |
barbarous | uncivilized |
putrid | decaying or rotting (usually refers to odor) |
assailed | attacked |
degradation | humiliation |
bedraggled | worn out |
alchemy | study of chemistry |
scourges | suffering |
rapt | total attention |
wooing | begging; pleading |
clandestine | secretive |
sneak-thief | a thief who can steal without having to force his entry by breaking windows or doors or using violence |
vestige | evidence |
conflagration | a large and destructive fire |
quadrillions | one thousand times one trillion |