slicking
making something smooth and glossy
Movie vocabulary
Sinners: English vocabulary
2025HorrorActionThriller
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philanderer
a man who has many casual romantic or sexual relationships
choctaws
a member of the Choctaw people, a Native American group from the southeastern United States
repast
a meal, especially one that is formal or special
pecker
a bird's beak
brogue
a type of sturdy leather shoe with decorative holes in it
yon
at a distance that you can still see
vagrancy
the state of having no home and living on the streets
promissory
containing or expressing a promise
shirk
to avoid doing something you should do, especially a duty or responsibility
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
nigh
near in time, place, or degree
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smokestack
a tall pipe that carries smoke away from a ship, factory, or train
juke
to make a quick, sharp move to dodge someone or something
pimping
the crime of controlling a prostitute and taking money from their work
veiling
a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
ragtime
a style of music with a lively, syncopated rhythm, popular in the early 1900s
corinthian
relating to Corinth, an ancient city in Greece
peekaboo
a game for babies or small children in which you hide your face and then show it again, saying “peekaboo
bigot
a person who strongly dislikes or refuses to accept people with different beliefs, opinions, or identities
crock
a large earthenware pot or jar