archetype
original pattern on which other models are made
callous
a hardened personality
callus
parts of the hands hardened by hard work
crestfallen
dejected; dispirited; discouraged.
elegiac
expressing sorrow or lamentation
flunk
fail a class in school
gilt-edged
of the highest or best quality, kind, etc.
gregarious
outgoing; friendly
hallucination
an experience that does not exist outside of the mind
idyllic
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic
integral
necessary part of the whole
laconic
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
megalomania
obsession with oneself
mercurial
volatile; changeable
racket
illegal organized activity
Regents
New York State exams, required to graduate from high school
remiss
careless; not attending to duties
requiem
the Roman Catholic Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
simonize
to shine or polish to a high sheen, esp. with wax
Supreme Court
the highest court of law in America; the head of the judicial branch of the American government
The Great Depression
an economic turnback in the 1930s after the 1929 stock market crash
type
slang for "person," male or female
valise
a small bag used as hand luggage
wire recorder
a primitive recording device
wistful
sad; nostalgic
Yiddish
a German language with elements of Hebrew and Slavic languages
