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Thursday, December 21, 2017

World Gone By By: Dennis Lehane

pages 1-151

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scabbards

Wickets- an opening like a window; especially : a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted (Pg.10)
salacious- lecherous, lustful (Pg.16)
Disbarred- to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges (Pg.25)
Consigliere- counselor, adviser (Pg.28)
Yokel- a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town (Pg.31)
Revue- a theatrical production consisting typically of brief loosely connected often satirical skits, songs, and dances (Pg.35)
Troubadours- a singer especially of folk songs (Pg.38)
Pious- marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship (Pg.41)
Scabbards- a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet (Pg.44)
Impregnable- incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable (Pg.48)
Parochial- of or relating to a church parish (Pg.50)
Gauche- lacking social experience or grace; also : not tactful : crude (Pg.59)
Imperious- befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments : commanding, dominant (Pg.74)
Fetid- having a heavy offensive smell (Pg.76)
Lug- to introduce in a forced manner (Pg.77)
Middling- mediocre, second-rate (Pg.88)
Bougainvillea- a tropical plant that has usually red or purple flowers (Pg.89)

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Banal- lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite (Pg.91)
Unassailable- not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question (Pg.101)
Piazza- an open square especially in an Italian town (Pg.104)
Integral- essential to completeness : constituent (Pg.106)
Shyster- a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger (Pg.107)
Aggrieved- troubled or distressed in spirit (Pg.117)
Chinks- used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a person of Chinese birth or descent (Pg.118)
Ceded- to yield or grant typically by treaty (Pg.119)
Aghast- struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset (Pg.121)
Quandary- a state of perplexity or doubt (Pg.124)
Moke- slang, British : donkey (Pg.134)
Impunity- exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss (Pg.135)
strafe- to rake (ground troops, an airfield, etc.) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft (Pg.138)
Harelip- cleft lip (Pg.140)
Guayabera- a usually short-sleeved lightweight sport shirt designed to be worn untucked (Pg.141)