Our Town Vocab Act 1 >:D

Question 1

Anguish

Answer 1

severe mental/physical pain or suffering

Question 2

bereave

Answer 2

be deprived of a loved one through prolonged absence, especially death

Question 3

brachiocephalic

Answer 3

relating to both arm and head

Question 4

burdock

Answer 4

old world plant, flowers cling to stuff

Question 5

careen

Answer 5

move quickly and in an uncontrolled way in a specific direction

Question 6

crestfallen

Answer 6

sad and disappointed

Question 7

cynicism

Answer 7

inclination to believe people are purely motivated by self-interest; skepticism

Question 8

diligent

Answer 8

hard-working

Question 9

epitaph

Answer 9

phrase or words written in memory of a dead individual, specifically on a tombstone or grave

Question 10

farce

Answer 10

comedic work using dumb horseplay and improbable situations with crude characteristics

Question 11

gangling

Answer 11

tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing

Question 12

genealogist

Answer 12

ancestry.com but an occupation

Question 13

gingham

Answer 13

lightweight plain woven cloth, typically in a white and bold color

Question 14

heliotrope

Answer 14

pretty purple flower

Question 15

incubator

Answer 15

enclosed environment for the development of children

Question 16

lugubrious

Answer 16

looking or sounding sad or dismal

Question 17

lumbago

Answer 17

when the function of your back muscles is limited

Question 18

pantomime

Answer 18

express meaning through gestures

Question 19

parson

Answer 19

a beneficed member of the clergy; vicar

Question 20

phosphate

Answer 20

a soda containing phosphoric acid, soda water, and flavoring; used in the story to refer to strippers