Movie and Book Vocabulary Wordlist

Definition-based flashcards focusing on specific terminology and vocabulary usage identified in the student's lecture notes and transcript wordlist.

shed

a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things

chitlins

the intestine of a pig eaten as food, especially in the southern US

butler

the main male servant of a house

uppity

behaving as if you are more important than you really are, or not showing someone enough respect

snappy

British English informal snappy clothes, objects etc are attractive and fashionab

presumptuous

doing something that you have no right to do and that seems rude

fornication

a word meaning to have sex with someone who you are not married to - used to show strong disapproval

vicious

violent and cruel in a way that hurts someone physically

number runner

a person who works for an illegal, underground lottery known as the "numbers game," collecting wagers and delivering money/slips from bettors to a "numbers bank" or headquarters.

mugging

an attack on someone in which they are robbed in a public place

candor

the quality of being honest and telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrass

swell

to become larger and rounder than normal - used especially about parts of the body

segregation

when people of different races, sexes, or religions are kept apart so that they live, work, or study separately

gullible

too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily tricked

lynch

if a crowd of people lynches someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without a trial

perilous

very dangerous

pledge

formal a serious promise especially one made publicly or officially

gutter

the low part at the edge of a road where water collects and flows away

discord

formal disagreement or arg

legislation

a law or set of laws

arbitrary

decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly

sap

$1$ [uncountable] the watery carries food through a plant $2$ [countable] informal who is easy to deceive or treat badly

prune

(also prune something → back) to cut off some of the branches of a tree or bush to make it grow better

crippling

causing so much damage or harm that something no longer works or is no longer effective

blitz

a sudden military attack, especially from the air

subservient

always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do used when someone seems too weak and powerless

britches

trousers

tart

tasting sour or acidic

plague

a disease that causes death and spreads to a large number of people