Handcar
A light railroad car propelled by cranking.
Bluegrass
A genre of music, a kind of country music that is influenced by jazz and blues.
Chain Gang
A group of convicts who are chained together while working outside.
Consensus
General agreement.
Constituency
A pool of voters in a given area who come together to elect a candidate running for office.
Desecrate
To treat something with egregiously violent disrespect.
carpetbagging
Seeking political candidacy in a region in which one has no local connections.
Grand Wizard
The title for the leader of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Abbreviated as KKK. A racist organization advocating a white ethno-state that originated in the American South.
Midget
An unusually small person.
Paradigm
An example that serves as a model for others to follow.
Paranormal
Something that is beyond the scope of current-day science.
Pardon
Forgive a criminal offence.
Paterfamilias
The male head of a household.
Rancor
Bitter resentment.
Pomade
Scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp.
Smithy
A blacksmith's workshop.
Succubus
A demon in female form.
Thou
You
Vouchsafe
The act of giving someone something in a gracious or condescending manner.
