Question

What is the meaning of the word slicked in this excerpt from Trifles by Susan Glaspell?

MRS HALE: Duty's all right, but I guess that deputy sheriff that came out to make the fire might have got a little of this on. (gives the roller towel a pull) Wish I'd thought of that sooner. Seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry.

A.
hidden
B.
jumbled
C.
cleaned
D.
turned

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Through the process of elimination we can see this sentence makes the most sense when slicked is replaced with cleaned.

Seems mean to talk about her for not having things slicked up when she had to come away in such a hurry.

Seems mean to talk about her for not having things cleaned up when she had to come away in such a hurry.

Answer 2

The Answer is C

Explanation: I took the test