TKM chapters 15-19 vocab

  1. begrudge
    to feel resentment or disapproval about thae fact that they have something.
  2. ecclesiastical
    church-like
  3. facade
    the front of a building; the part facing the street
  4. futility
    feeling of being ineffective; uselessness, hopelessness
  5. impassive
    showing no emotion
  6. linotype
    a typesetting machine used in publishing
  7. ominous
    threatening; sinister
  8. shinnied up
    drunk
  9. stifle
    hold back; suppress
  10. succinct
    clear and brief
  11. uncouth
    crude, unmannerly
  12. venerable
    impressive on account of age or historic associations
  13. venue
    the place where a jury is selected and a case is tried
  14. affirmed
    firmly declared or stated
  15. akimbo
    hands on hips and elbows bent outward
  16. circuit solicitor
    a lawyer who travels to different locations to prosecute in trials
  17. dispel
    drive away
  18. eccentricities
    oddities; unconventionalities
  19. elucidate
    explain
  20. fey
    strange; eccentric
  21. formidable
    impressive
  22. inhabitants
    residents
  23. khaki
    a strong, twilled cloth of a dull yellowish-brown color
  24. Mennonites
    members of an Anabaptist Christian sect.
  25. profane
    not connected with religion or religios matters
  26. ruddy
    reddish
  27. Scripture
    The Bible
  28. subpoena
    a written legal order directing a person to appear in a court to give testimony
  29. subtle
    not openly obvious; quiet
  30. sundry
    various
  31. arid
    dry; without expression
  32. chiffarobe
    a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes
  33. constructionalist
    a person who interprets aspects of the law in a specified way
  34. dusk
    the time just before nightfall
  35. ground-itch
    caused by hookworms. The parasites usually enter the body through bare feet, causing an itchy, allergic reaction.
  36. grudging
    hostile
  37. lavations
    washings
  38. mollified
    soothed; calmed
  39. neutrality
    the condition of being neutral
  40. perpetual
    everlasting; continuous
  41. pilgrimage
    in this instance, a long walk
  42. riled
    angry
  43. strenuous
    work or labor that is strenuous requires a lot of energy and stamina
  44. tedious
    boring; tiresome
  45. tollable
    (tolerable) a person who is fairly good or passable
  46. wrathfully
    angrily
  47. candid
    open and honest
  48. ex cathdra remarks
    remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position
  49. express
    clear; explicit; not just implied
  50. expunge
    remove completely
  51. grimly
    sternly; without humor
  52. impudent
    disrespectful; bold; sassy
  53. subtlety
    delicacy
  54. thin-hided
    thin-skinned; sensitive
  55. unimpaired
    unhurt; undamaged
  56. volition
    will
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