Explain the meaning of these words
1 greylock
2 took to the law
3 Such stuff 4 one would hardly suppose
5 awfully clever 6 don't give yourself airs
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Answer:
1. greylock - was a Western Abenaki warrior chieftain of Woronoco/Pocumtuck ancestry who came to lead the Missisquoi Abenaki band, and whose direct descendants have led the Missisquoi Abenaki until the current day.
2. took to the law - If someone takes the law into their own hands, they punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action. If sentences are too lenient, victims and their families may be inclined to take the law into their own hands.
3. such stuff - so great; so much. such a help, I've never seen such weeping. as such. a in the capacity previously specified or understood. a judge as such hasn't so much power
4. one would hardly suppose - pursuit
5.awfully clever - i) in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner. ii) Informal (intensifier)
6. don't give yourself aris - to act in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people She's very rich, but she doesn't give herself airs