Chekhov
A Russian playwright and short fiction writer.
preternatural
unusual or beyond what is natural.
litigator
A lawyer who works primarily in the courtroom.
bridge
a complicated card game.
grant
A sum of money given by an organization, usually governmental or non-profit, meant to be used for a particular purpose.
locksmith
A person who makes/repairs locks.
javelina
A hoofed mammal, also known as a skunk pig.
disbarred
expelled from the legal profession, and thus barred from practicing law.
BB gun
An air gun that shoots small metallic balls.
I.R.S.
Internal Revenue Services, a government agency that reviews taxes.
let's shag ass
Let's get going.
mescaline
A hallucinogenic substance found in peyote cactus.
epitaph
A statement written in memory of someone who has died.
jive
A form of slang associated with black jazz musicians.
belittling
Disparaging, making something seem unimportant.
cuckold
Husband whose wife is cheating, often the object of mockery.
balling
Having sex with.
Tutankhamen
A famous Egyptian pharaoh.
expropriate
When the state takes property away from its owner.
force majeure
unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.
