“ ‘Awright,’ she said contemptuously.” (Page 78)
Contemptuously - expressing extreme hatred or disapproval; contempt
The girl contemptuously gave her parents attitude because they wouldn't let her go to a unsupervised high school party.
"... "Curley gon'ta want get 'im lynched. Curley'll get 'im killed."" (Page 94)
Lynched - an illegal fatal consequence of a crime
The man was lynched after murdering someone in a dark alley.
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