A Retrieved Reformation Flashcards
Slang term for prison
Stir
Carefully and industriously sewing together the top portion of shoes
Assiduously stitching uppers
Written down Ina record book or ledger book
Chronicled
Morally good;honorable
Virtuous
To restore to useful life,as though therapy and education
Rehabilitate
To refuse to move or act
Balk
Famous;well respected
Eminent
People who chase after criminals
Rogue catchers
He’ll serve his full term in prison without anyone shorting the length of it or pardoning him
He’ll do his bit…..foolishness
Accomplices or associates in crime
Confederates
In a pleasant,friendly manner
Genially
Punishment for bad behavior
Retribution
Tending to elude capture
Specious guile
A neck tie tied in the usual way,that is, in a slipknot with the ends left hanging
Four in hand
A mythological bird that lived for 500 years and then burned itself to death, only to rise from its own ashes to live another long life
Phoenix