Tuesday, May 5, 2009

THE BEWITCHIN' POOL: Vocabulary

THE BEWITCHIN' POOL
VOCABULARY


cement=construction material
tiles=wall panels
Amen=surely (biblical)
affluent=rich
well-to-do=rich
(building) contractor=middleman
(sales) brochure=pamphlet/booklet
Never Neverland=dream world
junior=young person
colonial mansion=southern rich home
Jeb and Sport=boy and girl in story
glamorous=stylish
prosperous=rich
idyllic=dreamlike, peaceful, rustic
facade=face of building, appearance
feet of clay=weak (biblical)
pipe down=quiet down
suffocate=unable to breathe
sick and tired=fed up, annoyed
(not) hold a candle to=not equal to
high-fashion model=high-paid model
so there!=(interjection) certainly (at end of sentence)
sugar=sweetheart
raft=wooden floating device
Tom Sawyer=clever boy in novel
rattlesnakes=snakes with hissing sound
loudmouth=loud talker
car tire=rubber wheel of car
fish hooks=childish interjection, like "golly"
Howdy=hello (southern)
epilogue=conclusion
some fun=pleasure
brats=naughty children
I aim to=I intend to
fight fair=fight fairly
hitting below the belt=low blow
icing the cake=to put topping on the cake
bout=fight
accomplished=perfected
Ma'am=madam (southern)
beat up=beat
solemn=serious
riddle=puzzle
double crosser=deceitful person
chores=small domestic jobs
kidnapper=person who steals children
valid=good, acceptable
firm enough=strong enough
whining=childish complaining
not a sign=not a sight
devilment=trickery, trouble
darn (kids)=damn (euphemism)
bewitch=magically influence
your sweet life=idiom; mild oath
needlepoint=pattern sewing
undignified=unbecoming to a person

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