castigate
vt. criticize severely

riverfront
n. the part of a city or town on or near a river or harbor area

patronize
vt. be a regular customer, reader, etc. of; give regular business to

insecure
a. anxious and unsure of oneself; not confident

offhand
a. careless or disrespectful in manner; casual

banter
vi. talk in a joking way

contempt
n. a feeling that sth. is of little value or worthless; scorn 轻视，轻蔑

solidarity
n. agreement of interests, aims, or standards

Baptist
n. 浸礼会教徒

comprehend
vt. understand

Kluxer
n. a member of the Ku Klux Klan 三K党成员

sympathizer
n. a person who sympathizes with another persons or is favorably inclined toward a particular belief

anti-
prefix against; opposed to

refer(to)
vi. mention or speak about

pope
n. head of the Roman Catholic Church（罗马天主教的）教皇

lover
n. one who is in love with sb. or sth.

southerner
n. a person from a southern region

imponderable
a. unable to be weighed or assessed

suspiciously
ad. distrustfully

pose
vt. put forward fro discussion; state

supervise
vt. keep watch over( work or workers) as the person in charge

forge
vt. make or write(sth. false) to deceive

foolproof
a. that can not go wrong

nigger
n. (derogatory) a Negro

errand
n. a short journey made to get sth. or carry a message

doff
vt. take off

respectful
a. having or showing respect

unbookish
a. not inclined to read and study

patron
n. a person who uses a particular shop, hotel, etc, esp. regularly

optical
a. of or relating to light or the sense of light 光学的；视力的

suspicious
a. causing one to suspect; deserving or exciting suspicion

suspicion
n.

duck
vt. try to escape by hiding quickly 闪避

hold
a. showing or needing courage

pointedly
ad. in such a way as to make some meaning, reference or application quite unmistakable

doubtful
a. having, showing or causing doubt

title
n. a name given to a book, painting, play, etc.

thumb
vi. turn pages of (a book, etc.) rapidly with a thumb, reading only portions

frown
vi. draw the brows together in deep thought, anger or disapproval

pork
n. meat from pigs

bean
n. a rounded seed of a plant related to peas 豆

jar
vt. have a harsh, unpleasant effect on; shock

sweeping
a. forceful; comprehensive and wide-ranging

raging
a. violent; furious

rage
vi. be furious with anger; act violently

demon
n. an evil spirit

slash
vt. cut with a sweeping stroke of a sword, knife or whip

extol
vt. praise highly

mock
vt. laugh at; make fun of; ridicule

reality
n. the condition or quality of being real; the state of things as they are

weapon
n. an instrument used to attack another or defend oneself from attack

club
n. a heavy stick with one thick end, use as a weapon

conviction
n. a strong feeling or belief about sth.

revel
vi. take very great pleasure(in)

crude
a. in a natural or raw state; unrefined

surge
vi. rise or swell with great force

hunger
vi. have a strong desire or craving