Inherit the Wind Vocabulary Act I and Act II

caricature

distorted representation to produce a ridiculous effect

rube

an unsophisticated person

agnostic

belief in existence of g-d unknown and unknowable

rancid

having a rank smell or taste

extradite

to surrender an alleged criminal to a different jurisdiction

valise

suitcase, briefcase

bailiff

minor officer of the court

petulant

marked by capricious ill humor, irritable, peevish

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

galluses

suspenders

affable

courteous and agreeable in conversation

nettle(d)

provoke, vex, irritate

levity

lack of seriousness; lightness, flippancy

vagrant

a person who has no job and wanders from place to place

hypothetical

assumption proposed for the sake of argument

wrangle

to quarrel angrily, peevishly bicker

pariah

outcast, "stinking fish"

dispatches

news item sent in by correspondent to a newspaper

fervent

marked by great intensity of feeling

glower(s)

to stare angrily, scowl

effrontery

shameless boldness; temerity, audacity, chutzpah

matrimony

marriage

demeanor

conduct, bearing

replenish

to fill or build up again, restore

unassailable

unable to attack violently

grandiose

impressive, imposing

perdition

eternal damnation or hell

saunter

stroll

vanity

undue pride in oneself and one's appearance

brandish

to shake or wave menacingly

distraught

agitated with doubt, mental conflict or pain