The Green Mile

The Green Mile Glossary

penitentiary

prison

blighted

badly damaged or deteriorated

trundling

moving slowly or heavily

keening

wailing or crying loudly in grief

filament

a thin threadlike object or fiber

placid

not easily excited or upset

carping

continual complaining over trivial matters

nonplussed

perplexed

defunct

no longer existing or working

truculently

aggressively assertive or defiant

stoic

to suffer immense pain or hardship without showing it

hapless

unfortunate, having no luck

wheedling

using flattery to persuade someone of something

clemency

an act of mercy or leniency

rapturously

in a way that expresses ecstasy or extreme enthusiasm

perfunctory

an action carried out with minimum effort

dullard

an unintelligent or unimaginative person

racked

experiencing great pain

shrill

high-pitched or piercing (of a sound)

temerity

audacity or excessive boldness

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