Inherit the Wind Vocab

Question 1

Bailiff

Answer 1

n- An official in court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc…

Question 2

Blithely

Answer 2

adj- in a joyous, carefree manner

Question 3

Minister

Answer 3

n - a person authorized to conduct Christian worship. (Unlike Catholic priests, Protestant ministers may marry and have families)

Question 4

saunter

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V - to walk leisurely

Question 5

gaunt

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adj - very thin, especially from malnourishment

Question 6

Scowl

Answer 6

V - to frown with displeasure

N- a facial expression

Question 7

rube

Answer 7

N - an unsophisticated, uneducated person

Question 8

Undaunted

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adj/part undeterred

Question 9

Patriarch

Answer 9

N - male head of family or tribe

Question 10

suffrage

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n - the right to vote

Question 11

repast

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n - a meal

Question 12

heathen

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n - someone who does not believe in God (This is derogatory)

Question 13

heretic

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n - a person whose religious beliefs conflict with a particular dogma

Question 14

naudible

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adj - too quiet to hear

Question 15

rancid

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adj - spoiled (as in food)

Question 16

cynical

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adj - believing the worst of human nature

Question 17

ominous

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adj - foreshadowing something bad to come

Question 18

pariah

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n - an outcast

Question 19

superfluous

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adj - unnecessary and excess

Question 20

ignoramus

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n - an ignorant or stupid person