Our town Act 2 :D Flashcards
Phosphate
A soda drink, used in the story to refer to a prostitute/stripper
pince-nez
Glasses without pieces that hang from the ear, instead pinching the nose
proscenium
The little strip of vertical stage that hangs in front of the curtain if you were to look from the audience
rattling
jarring; or y’know, making some funky jazz with maracas
savant
A smort person, especially a distinguished scientist
sentimentality
excessive tenderness, nostalgia, or sadness
stunt
to hinder growth
tableau
group of motionless figures representing a scene from history
traipse
walk or move reluctantly or warily
trellis
framework of bars used to support plants, especially vined plants
wean
accustom an infant to food other than breast milk; gradually lower supply of
worm
insert oneself into something ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), move by crawling or wriggling