"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
Embankment
A large ditch or dam
Murmur
A low, hard to hear sound, whispered
Penitentiary
A place for imprisonment
Valise
A small travel suitcase
Bailey
Grandma's son
Embossed
Having a raised surface
Knack
Having skills at something
Bobby and Hiram
Killed the rest of the family
Jaunty
Looking smart or nice or dressed well
John Wesley
Mean, son of Bailey
Misfit
Murdered grandma
Peculiar
Odd or out of place
Spite
Out of ill will, bad intentions
Red Sammy
Owner of the barbeque restaurant
June Star
Sassy, opinionated, daughter of Bailey
Pitty Sing
The only survivor of the car crash
Grandma
Thinks she is a good person, but she isn't
Asphyxiate
To die by smothering or the inability to breathe
Foreshadow
To give hints at something that will happen later in the story
Sneer
To make a face of discontent
Amble
To walk slowly or without purpose
Vivid
Very clear; easy to see
Pray
What grandma tells The Misfit to do
Irony
When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect
Georgia
Where the family meets The Misfit
Florida
Where the family wanted to go
Tennessee
Where the grandma wants to go
Nowhere
Where the house where the secret panel was
Unsure
Why The Misfit says he was in prison