In Cold Blood - Vocabulary pp. 11-20

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contrive, v. - bring about
envisioned, n. imagined
orchard, n. - garden of fruit trees
"felt up to things", id. - felt well enough to take part in daily activities
twitch, n. - quick tug
trespassers, n. people on your land without your permission
sentry, n. guard
vagabond, n. - homeless (person)
buckshot, n. - tiny pellets of lead used in hunting
quarry, n. - prey

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root beer, n. a non-alcoholic drink in the US, made of roots
chow-down, n. - a big meal
Phillips 66 - an American gas station
score, n. - here: a robbery
incessant, adj. - endless
conceiver - dreamer
thirty bucks - 30 dollars
Rajah - an Indian prince

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Treasure of the Sierra Madre - a Western film
prospector - person who looks for gold
bloodsuckers, n. - leeches
crouching, particip. v. - with bent knees
stunted, particip. v. - short, undeveloped
jockey, n. - professional rider of horses
hammered home, id. - made a point repeatedly
weighed upon him, id. - caused concern

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trance, n. - dreamlike state
butt, n. - Hinten
enthralled, v. - captivated
changeling, n. - see link
impish, adj. - devilish
Cherokee, n. - Indian tribe in the central U.S.
brilliantined, adj. - slicked back with hair oil
routed, v. - driven out
roguish, adj. - mischievous, devilish
mesmeric, adj. - hypnotic
whittling, v. - passing, spending

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pragmatic, adj. - practical
authentically, adv. - genuinely
reverie, n. - daydream
stoked, v. - fed
scampered, v. - ran quickly, like a squirrel

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champion cherry pie, n. - a dessert that won first prize (a blue ribbon) at a fair
confide, v. - tell secrets
haul, v. - drag, pull
enigma, n. - puzzle, mystery
pondered, v. - thought about

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peculiar, adj. - strange
brooding, adj. - sad, pensive
Evinrude, n. - name of a company that makes boat motors. Why is the cat called Evinrude?
surmounting, v. - rising above
cumbersome, adj. - awkward, bulky
flare-up, n. - quarrel, when emotions flare up like a fire

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amplification, n. - expansion, making larger
enrol, v. - to register for classes at a college

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embodied, v. - involved
grouchy, adj. - in a bad mood; cf. Oscar the Grouch
privileged, adj. - had special rights
vaster, adj. - larger
booster, n. - supporter
affront, n. - insult

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ludicrous, adj. -absurd
solace, n. - consolation, Trost
devotee, n. - fan
obscure, adj. -rare