The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway Glossary

placatory

Intended to appease someone's anger; calming, mollifying

melancholy

A feeling of pensive sadness; sorrow, gloom

impropriety

Misconduct or inappropriate behavior, language, or character

wretchedness

A state of extreme misfortune or unhappiness

commiseration

Sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; Solace, condolences

calamity

An event that causes great damage or distress; catastrophe, crisis

vexed

Frustrated; Disputed, debated

insinuating

Suggesting, hinting

sagacity

Wisdom, acuity

stultify

Cause to lose enthusiasm; Hamper, obstruct

irrevocable

Absolute, unalterable

absotively

A mispronunciation of "absolutely" that Woolly and Duchess use

trepidation

Fear or agitation about something that may happen

reckoning

A person's view or opinion on something

contiguously

Positioned next to each other

matrimony

Marriage

gallantly

Bravely; chivalrously

paradox

A self-contradictory statement or proposition

camaraderie

Mutual friendship and trust

merit

The quality of goodness or excellence