A Long Way From Chicago Vocab

tyke

• a small young child

• an unprincipled person without values

• scoundrel

• degenerate

• a person who donates time, money, experience, skills, or talent to help create a better world

reprobate

• generous donor

• an unprincipled person without values

• scoundrel

• degenerate

• a person who donates time, money, experience, skills, or talent to help create a better world

philanthropist

• generous donor

• an unprincipled person without values

• scoundrel

• degenerate

• a person who donates time, money, experience, skills, or talent to help create a better world

privy

• toilet located in a small shed outside of a building

• outhouse

• notice of someone's death, usually with a brief summary of that person's life

• found in the newspaper

• elderly man

obituary

• individual who is old-fashioned or eccentric

• individual responsible for a crime

• notice of someone's death, usually with a brief summary of that person's life

• found in the newspaper

• elderly man

codger

• individual who is old-fashioned or eccentric

• individual responsible for a crime

• notice of someone's death, usually with a brief summary of that person's life

• found in the newspaper

• elderly man

culprit

• guilty person

• individual responsible for a crime

• small sofa/ couch

• to mourn/ express sorrow over a loss

• stealing minor items in small amounts, often again and again

pilfering

• guilty person

• individual responsible for a crime

• small sofa/ couch

• to mourn/ express sorrow over a loss

• stealing minor items in small amounts, often again and again

settee

• guilty person

• individual responsible for a crime

• small sofa/ couch

• to mourn/ express sorrow over a loss

• stealing minor items in small amounts, often again and again

lament

• guilty person

• individual responsible for a crime

• small sofa/ couch

• to mourn/ express sorrow over a loss

• express regret or disappointment