Vocabulary I
Flannery
Vocabulary II
Vocabulary III
O'Connor
100
A system of government in which the people have little or no power.
What is autocratic?
100
The color of the Lucynell's eyes.
What is peacock blue?
100
an apparent contradiction
What is a paradox?
100
severe, harsh, extreme
What is drastic?
100
a diner
Where did Shiftlet leave his new wife?
200
respectful attention
What is homage?
200
Mr. Shiftlet
What is a character in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
200
Party or interest group
What is a faction?
200
slander, lies
What is defamation?
200
They are both obsessed with an idea.
How are Mrs. Crater and Mr. Shiftlet alike in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?
300
serious or solemn
What is somber?
300
Green and yellow
What are the colors Shiftlet paints the car?
300
Saying one thing and doing another.
What is hypocrisy?
300
openly, brazenly
What is blatantly?
300
She has never been apart from her daughter.
Why is Mrs. Crater upset when she says goodbye to her daughter in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?
400
Wanting revenge
What is vindictive?
400
Summer in the south during the depression.
What is the setting of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own?"
400
Really bad and evil
What is villainous?
400
narrow-minded
What is parochial?
400
a husband for her daughter
What is Mrs. Crater’s obsession in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?
500
a state of chaos
What is anarchy?
500
People do nasty things to one another.
What is a possible theme for "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
500
small quarrel
What is a squabble?
500
by teaching Lucynell to say "bird"
How does Mr. Shiftlet gain Mrs. Crater’s trust in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”?
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