petrify
to make someone feel so shocked or frightened that they cannot move or think clearly
Movie vocabulary
The Shawshank Redemption: English vocabulary
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remorseless
showing no pity or remorse
pickax
a tool with a pointed end and a flat end, used for breaking hard ground or rock
sundries
small items that are sold or kept together because they are not important enough to list separately
blaspheme
to speak about God or sacred things in a disrespectful way
soapstone
a soft rock that is easy to carve and shape
jigger
a small measuring cup used for spirits in cocktails
magnanimous
very generous and forgiving, especially toward someone who has less power or has lost a competition
hunker
to crouch or sit down low, often to hide or feel safer
snobby
showing that you think you are better than other people
suds
foam made by soap or detergent in water
spunk
courage, confidence, or determination
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reefer
a cigarette containing marijuana
pucker
to gather into small folds or wrinkles
unhook
to remove something from a hook or fastening
intramural
happening within one school, college, or other institution, especially in sports
immutable
not able to be changed
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
skeet
a shooting sport in which people shoot at clay targets thrown into the air
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
befit
to be suitable or appropriate for something
alabaster
a white or pale stone that is soft and easy to carve
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
condense
to make something smaller, shorter, or more compact