“One of Us is Lying” Glossary

A
Ajar: (of a door or other opening) slightly open.

Allot: give or apportion (something) to someone.

Amicably: in a friendly and peaceable manner.

Ansty: agitated, impatient, or restless.

“Axe to grind”: to have a strong personal opinion about something that you want people
to accept and that is the reason why you do something.

B
Banister (pic.)

Barnacle (pic.)

Brazen: bold and without shame.

Belligerent: hostile and aggressive.

Beckon: make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone
to approach or follow.

Brittle: hard but liable to break easily.

Brochure: a small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a

product or service.

Buckle: bend and give way under a weight or force.

Budge: make or cause to make the slightest movement.

Bulkhead (pic.)

Burrow: make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of
pain or distress.

C
Cavalier: a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War; showing a lack of proper
concern; offhand.

Chalk Up: attain, attach, blame on.

Chagrin: feel distressed or humiliated.

Chime: a melodious ringing sound, as produced by striking a bell.

Clammy: unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.

Clique: a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.

Coalesce: come together to form one mass or whole.

Complacency: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's

achievements.

Council: a body of people elected to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other
municipal district. (Concejo)

Counsel: advice, especially that given formally; a barrister or other legal adviser
conducting a case. (Consejo)

Cradle: hold gently and protectively.

Cradling: a wooden or iron framework, typically one used as a structural support in a

ceiling.

D
Dinginess: the state or quality of being dirty.

Disbar: expel (a barrister) from the Bar, so that they no longer

have the right to practise law; exclude.

Disheveled: make (a person's hair or clothes) untidy.

Detour: a long or roundabout route that is taken to avoid something or to visit

somewhere along the way.

Douse: pour a liquid over, drench; extinguish (a fire or light).

Drawl: speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds.

Droop: bend or hang downwards limply.

DUI: Driving Under the Influence.

E
Etch: cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface.

F
“Fender bender”: a minor collision between motor vehicles.

Fickle: changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.

Flit: move swiftly and lightly.

Foyer: an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a
hotel or theatre.

Fray: unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing; (of a
person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain.

FYI: For Your Information.

G
Gauntlet: (pic.)

Glom: become stuck or attached to; steal.

Gnaw: bite at or nibble something persistently.

Giddy: having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

Gingerly: in a careful or cautious manner.

“Go out on a limb”: (idiom) in or into a position where one is not joined or supported by
anyone else.

Goad: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.

Grope: search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands; fondle (someone) for
sexual pleasure roughly or clumsily, or without the person's consent.

H
Haeve: lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort; produce (a sigh).

“Hail Mary”: a long, typically unsuccessful pass made in a desperate attempt to score
late in the game.

Halting: slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence; faltering.

Haste: excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

Haughtily: (a person) unfriendly and seeming to consider themself as better than

others.

Haul: pull or drag with effort or force.

Haunch: a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.

Hinge: a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens
and closes or which connects linked objects.

Hoist: the tool for and the act of raising or lifting something.

Holler: give a loud shout or cry.

Homeroom: a classroom in which a group of students assembles daily with the same
teacher before dispersing to other classes.

Husky: (of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

L
Liaison: communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship
between people or organisations (UK)/organizations (US).

Linoleum: a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of

linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.

Lopsided: with one side lower or smaller than the other.

Lull: to calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Lurch: make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements;

stagger.

M
Manila folder (pic.)

Medle: interfere in something that is not one's concern.

Mortgage: a legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at
interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the
conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.

Mow: cut down (grass) with a machine.

Muster: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

Mutter: say something in a low or barely audible voice,

especially in dissatisfaction or irritation.

P
Pallbearer (pic.)
Parlour (UK) or Parlor (US): a sitting room in a house; a room in a public building for
receiving guests.

Pry or prise: use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).

R
Rear-ended + object: to drive into the back of (a
vehicle).

Rangy: tall and slim with long, slender limbs.

Rake (pic.)

Jangle: make or cause to make a ringing metallic

sound, typically a discordant one..

"Pleading the Fifth": colloquial term often used to invoke the Self-Incrimination Clause
when witnesses decline to answer questions which answers might incriminate them.

Retainer: a fee paid in advance to someone, especially a barrister, in order to secure

their services for use when required; a thing that holds something in place.

S
Scorn: a feeling and expression of contempt or disdain for someone or something.

Scowl: an angry or bad-tempered expression.

Sheaf: a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping.

Shoddy: badly made or done.

Skittish: nervous or excitable; easily scared.

Sneering: contemptuous or mocking.

Stairwell: stairs.

Stickler: a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behaviour.

Straddle: sit or stand with one leg on either side of.

Straggle: (of an irregular group of people) move along slowly so as to remain some
distance behind the person or people in front.

Squelch: make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud;
a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.

Stagger: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Staggers: any of several parasitic or acute deficiency diseases of farm animals
characterised by staggering or loss of balance; the inability to stand or walk steadily,
especially as a result of giddiness.

Stint: supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of.

Stow: pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place.

Swat: a sharp blow.

Sway: move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from
side to side.

Swivel: the action of turning around a point or swivel. (pic.)

Syringe (pic.)

T
Terse: sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

Tug: pull (something) hard or suddenly.

V
Vaulting: leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands
or with the help of a pole.

Vice or vise: immoral or wicked behaviour.

W
Whir: (of something rapidly rotating or moving to and fro) make a low, continuous,
regular sound.

Wilt: become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Winced: make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of
pain or distress.

Wring: squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.

Wry: using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour.

Y
Yak: talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

assault, obstruction of justice, evidence tampering

plea bargain