Hell or High Water Glossary

Hell or High Water Glossary

Ancestor

A person from whom another is descended from

Branch

A smaller division of a larger business (in this case, a bank)

Comanche

A Native America tribe from the Southwestern U.S.

Disease

A disorder/illness that affects a person/animal

Televangelist

An evangelical preacher on T.V. who preaches and asks for money

Hell or High Water

A phrase meaning no matter what

Intuition

An instinctive feeling; a hunch

Pecker

Slang for penis

Pemmican

A nutritious Native American food

Plains

Grassland; an area that is flat and without many trees

Retirement

Ceasing to work

Revved up

Energized

Rodeo

(In the context of the film) Experience; times doing something

Truffle

A strong-smelling fungus eaten as a delicacy

Tweaker

A person who regularly uses stimulant drugs (mostly meth)

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