catfish
A freshwater fish with whiskers, typically bottom-dwelling.
buffet
A meal in which people serve themselves from an assortment of several dishes.
chemo
Chemotherapy, a treatment for cancer that uses chemicals.
key to the city
A ceremonial key, an honor bestowed to an esteemed resident of the city.
arithmetic
mathematics that deals with manipulation of numbers (addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.)
irrevocable
irreversible or unchangeable.
Newsweek
An American weekly magazine.
portentous
prophetic, often in a negative or unfavorable way.
banging
Having sex with
tall tale
A story with unbelievable elements, but which is based on actual events.
involuntary servitude
slavery, or work that one has been coerced into doing.
ain't got squat
Don't have anything.
Auburn University
One of the largest universities in the South.
tangent
A digressive line of thought or action.
power plant
An installation where electricity is generated.
Buick
An American car.
mammoth
An extinct species of hairy animal with long, curved tusks.
fabrication
A lie.
vagary
An unexpected change, a fluctuation.
orderly
Attendant at a hospital.
