Inherit the wind: Act 1

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flivver

A cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition

blithely

Carefree

contempt

Disdain

benign

Harmless

cooler

Jail

levity

Lack of seriousness

unctuously

Smarmy

galluses

Suspenders

indict

To formally accuse of criminal activity

heretic

a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

dogma

a point of view or belief

monkeyshines

a prank or mischievous behaviour

hinterland

a remote and undeveloped area

vagrant

an idle wanderer, tramp

pariah

an outcast

privy

an outhouse

rube

an unsophisticated person

caricatured

exaggerated, usually to mock

repast

meal or mealtime

venireman

member of panel from which a jury is drawn

impassively

not feeling or showing emotion

agnostic

one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

hurdy-gurdy

stringed instrument played by cranking a wheel

extradite

to deliver someone (e.g., a fugitive) to the authority of another government or jurisdiction

infidel

unbeliever


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