One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Vocabulary
Part 2

21. Atrocity (262)- A savage or cruel act
Example: She called the doctor to report the atrocity she had discovered.
22. Auctioneer (17)- Person who conducts sales by bidding
Example: His swagger reminded me of an auctioneer or a car salesman.
23. Begrudge (224)- To envy or resent the good fortune of someone
Example: You wouldn’t begrudge her bringing me a drink would you?
24. Calamity (195)- A great misfortune or disaster
Example: If there is some sort of awful calamity, every one of us could be lost at sea.
25. Collaboration (254)- To work together in joint effort
Example: The effort to bother the nurse became a collaboration between the patients.
26. Cormorants (210)- a dark colored long necked fishing water bird
Example: The cormorants went after a school of candle fishes.
27. Croupier (222)- Attendant at gaming table, card dealer
Example: How much do you think he made as croupier of the ward?
28. Gurney (237)- A flat padded table or stretcher with wheels.
Example: The gurney came out with the first patient on it.
29. Irrevocable (254)- Unable to be repealed or annulled.
Example: You are witnessing the end, the absolute, irrevocable, fantastic end.
30. Lagged (169)- Slowness or retardation
Example: McMurphy lagged back at the tail end of the bunch.
31. Latrine (71)- A toilet or bathroom
Example: I tried to go to the latrine, but I felt buried under a ton of sand squeezing my bladder.
32. Lenience (171)- Lightening of penalty or excusing of chore
Example: The foolish lenience on the part of your parents may have caused your present illness.
33. Pathology (98 ) - Science of course and nature of disease, symptoms
Example: Harding though he was good at diagnosing pathology through palm reading.
34. Philanthropy (222)- Effort to increase mankind’s wellness through charity
Example: Nurse examined McMurphy’s philanthropy one ‘gift’ at a time.
35. Scurvy (192)- Contemptible, despicable, mean
Example: The rest of the scurvy landlubbers should follow the captain.
36. Sinewy (153)- Having strong tendons, tough, strong
Example: Fredrickson was a sinewy bloodless guy with stringy eyebrows.
37. Strenuous (235)- Demanding, laborious
Example: McMurphy hoped that it was not to strenuous because he was hurt.
38. Swagger (17)- Walk or strut with attitude, to boast or brag
Example: His swagger reminded me of a car salesman.
39. Syndicate (272)- A group or organization with a specific goal or duty
Example: The syndicate tried to commit the wrestler to a nuthouse.
40. Whittled (233)- Cut, trim or shape
Example: The nurse looked like a bit of nothing whittled to a fine point.