Read Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" (assignment title). Underline and define all unfamiliar terms in context, using one-word definitions or short phrasal-type definitions, along with the syllabication of each word, not the dictionary pronunciation. Your list of definitions should include at least 20 terms or more, including the term turnip, used in an unusual manner in the story.
1. Cynical (cyn-i-cal) - distrustful of human sincerity
2. Incongruous (in-con-gru-ous) - out of place, not harmonious
3. Repose (re-pose) - to rest or relax
4. Squalor (squal-or) - filth and misery
5. Impudent (im-pu-dent) - disrespectful or rude
6. Vehemently (ve-he-ment-ly) - with intense emotion or conviction
7. Impertinence (im-per-ti-nence) - disrespect or rudeness
8. Phoenix (phe-nix) - mythical bird that regenerates or is reborn
9. Nostalgia (nos-tal-gia) - sentimental longing for the past
10. Defunct (de-funct) - no longer in existence or functioning
11. Parenthetical (pa-ren-the-ti-cal) - explanatory or qualifying statement
12. Disseminate (dis-sem-i-nate) - to spread or distribute widely
13. Rail (rail) - to complain or criticize loudly
14. Turnip (tur-nip) - a word used metaphorically to describe a dilapidated car in the story
15. Scuppernong (scup-per-nong) - a type of grape
16. Lorcha (lor-cha) - a type of small boat
17. Innate (in-nate) - existing in one from birth
18. Unwonted (un-wont-ed) - unusual or unexpected
19. Transient (tran-sient) - temporary or short-lived
20. Parsimonious (par-si-mo-ni-ous) - excessively frugal or stingy