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Spoon River Antholog

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QuestionAnswer
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
Created by: mzshaw
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