A Good Man is Hard to Find

Randy L. (United States of America)
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  1. amble
    walk leisurely
    Bobby Lee and Hiram came ambling back from the woods.
  2. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
    "But nobody's killed," June Star said with disappointment as the grandmother limped out of the car, her hat still pinned to her head but the broken front brim standing up at a jaunty angle and the violet spray hanging off the side.
  3. epidemic
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
    My daddy died in nineteen ought nineteen of the epidemic flu and I never had a thing to do with it.
  4. occupant
    someone who lives at a particular place for a long period
    In a few minutes they saw a car some distance away on top of a hill, coming slowly as if the occupants were watching them.
  5. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
    "Look here now," Bailey began suddenly, "we're in a predicament!
  6. delicacy
    the quality of being exquisitely fine in appearance
    He was busy catching fleas on himself and biting each one carefully between his teeth as if it were a delicacy.
  7. embossed
    embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
  8. wrath
    intense anger
    The grandmother was curled up under the dashboard, hoping she was injured so that Bailey's wrath would not come down on her all at once.
  9. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    His jaw was as rigid as a horseshoe.
  10. seize
    take hold of; grab
    She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennes- see and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey's mind.
  11. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
    She rolled her eyes and screwed up her mouth and stuck her leathery thin face into his smooth bland one.
Created on Fri Sep 21 18:44:50 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Sep 29 11:59:11 EDT 2012)

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