"A Rose For Emily" vocabulary help?

1. William Faulkner never broke his binding, INEXTRICABLE ties to the South. His decision to remain in Mississippi most of his life was 2. VINDICATED by his brilliant literary career. However, while romantic Southern writers describe the sweet scent of magnolias, Faulkner reveals the 3. ACRID odor of the society he knew so well. Many of the characters in his works have a contrary, 4. PERVERSE love-hate relationship with their communities. While some of Faulkner's characters, such as Miss Emily, have a calm, almost 5. TRANQUIL appearance, they are burdened by angry, 6. VIRULENT emotions below the surface.