The Lynching

The Lynching Glossary

Ascend

to rise, climb, move upward

Bid

to summon, invite, command

Bosom

the front part of the chest; the chest as the seat of intimacy

Solitary

Alone, unaccompanied

Perchance

perhaps

Whim

a sudden change of mind, usualy one that is unmotivated or inexplicable

char

something that has been burned; a charred substance

ghastly

terrible, gruesome, frightening, macabre

throng

to crowd, swarm; to fill an area with people

steely

hard, unfeeling, stony

fiendish

devilish, wicked, cruel