Vocabulary - The Cop and the Anthem
Asphalt – gravel, grit, small granules of stone used in road development.
Vest – sleeveless shirt, coat, jacket, banyan
Shaven – trimmed the beard, done shaving
Trim – neat, tidy, orderly
Bow – a knot used for to a tie (tie-knot)
Thanksgiving Day – the fourth Thursday of November which is marked by religious observance and dinner.
Roasted – baked, cooked, heated
Mallard duck – a duck mostly used as food in western part of the world
Revenge – avenge, retaliation
Filled – satisfied, fulfilled, content
Winter Island – Here it means jail
Tattered – torn, rags, rugged, worn-out
Decadent – degraded, gone bad
Avert – stop, turn away, ward-off
Ignoble – dishonorable, shameful, disgraceful, insulting
Menaced – forbidden, threatened
Coveted – highly desirable
Coveted island – here, the jail
Limbo – dividing line, midpoint here, boarder between heaven and hell
Devise – set up, plan, formulate
Cunningly – artfully, craftily
Brass buttons – a policeman, a cop
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