settlement an institution in a depressed and congested neighborhood offering social services and educational and recreational activities.
naïvely in an unaffectedly, or sometimes foolishly, simple manner; artlessly.
catechism a formal series of questions; close questioning.
billet a long, rectangular or cylindrical unfinished bar of iron or steel, usually smaller than 36 inches.
incandescent very bright; shining brilliantly.
ingot a mass of metal cast into a bar or other convenient shape.
