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1. "She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgement (Hurston, 1)."

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1. "She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgement (Hurston, 1)."

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Sodden: (adj.) saturated with liquid, especially water, soaked through

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2. "When she got to where they were she turned her face on the bander log and spoke (Hurston, 2)."

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2. "When she got to where they were she turned her face on the bander log and spoke (Hurston, 2)."

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Bandar log: (noun) a vacuous, chattering person

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3. "..the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume; then her pugnacious breasts trying to bore holes in her shirt (Hurston, 2)."

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3. "..the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume; then her pugnacious breasts trying to bore holes in her shirt (Hurston, 2)."

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Pugnacious: (adj.) eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

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4. "Time makes everything old so the kissing, young darkness became a monstropolous old thing while Janie talked (Hurston, 7)."

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4. "Time makes everything old so the kissing, young darkness became a monstropolous old thing while Janie talked (Hurston, 7)."

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Monstropolous: (noun) something old or ancient

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5. "She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love of embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree from root to tiniest branch creaming in every blossom and frothing with delight (Hurston, 11)."

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5. "She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love of embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree from root to tiniest branch creaming in every blossom and frothing with delight (Hurston, 11)."

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Calyx: (noun) the sepals of a flower, typically forming a whorl that encloses the petals and forms a protective layer around a flower in bud

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6. "Then Janie felt a pain remorseless sweet that left her limp and languid. (Hurston, 11)."

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6. "Then Janie felt a pain remorseless sweet that left her limp and languid. (Hurston, 11)."

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Languid: (adj.) weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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7. "Finally out of Nanny's talk and her own conjectures she made a sort of comfort for herself (Hurston, 21)."

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7. "Finally out of Nanny's talk and her own conjectures she made a sort of comfort for herself (Hurston, 21)."

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Conjectures: (noun) an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

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8.  "Nanny sent Janie along with a stern mien, but she dwindled all the rest of the day as she worked (Hurston, 24)."

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8.  "Nanny sent Janie along with a stern mien, but she dwindled all the rest of the day as she worked (Hurston, 24)."

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Mien: (noun) a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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9. "'Heah, Ah just as good as take you out de white folks' kitchen and set you down on yo' royal diasticutis and yiu take and low-rate me!' (Hurston, 31)."

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9. "'Heah, Ah just as good as take you out de white folks' kitchen and set you down on yo' royal diasticutis and yiu take and low-rate me!' (Hurston, 31)."

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Diasticutis: (noun) a sarcastic reference to Janie's booty

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10. "He wasn't ready to think of colored folks in post offices yet. He laughed boisterously (Hurston, 39)."

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10. "He wasn't ready to think of colored folks in post offices yet. He laughed boisterously (Hurston, 39)."

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Boisterously: (adj.) rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained

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11. "The other women had on percale and calico with here and there a headrag among the older ones (Hurston, 41)."

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11. "The other women had on percale and calico with here and there a headrag among the older ones (Hurston, 41)."

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Percale: (noun) a closely woven fine cotton or polyester fabric used especially for sheets

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12. "Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree with the wind blowing through her hair and her clothes (Hurston, 77)."

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12. "Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree with the wind blowing through her hair and her clothes (Hurston, 77)."

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Prostrating: (verb) lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in reverence or submission

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13. "Saw the cunning thoughts race in and out through the caves and promontories of his mind long before they darted out of the tunnel of his mouth (Hurston, 77)."

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13. "Saw the cunning thoughts race in and out through the caves and promontories of his mind long before they darted out of the tunnel of his mouth (Hurston, 77)."

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Promontories: (noun) a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland

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14. "They came to the store and ostentatiously looked over whatever she was doing and went back to report to him at the house (Hurston, 83)."

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14. "They came to the store and ostentatiously looked over whatever she was doing and went back to report to him at the house (Hurston, 83)."

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Ostentatiously: (adverb) in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress

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15. "She almost apologized to the tenants the first time she collected the rents. Felt like a usurper (Hurston, 92)."

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15. "She almost apologized to the tenants the first time she collected the rents. Felt like a usurper (Hurston, 92)."

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Usurper: (noun) a person who takes a position of power or importance illegally or by force

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16. "Therefore Janie drank her coffee and sankled on back to her room without asking her landlady anything (Hurston, 118)."

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16. "Therefore Janie drank her coffee and sankled on back to her room without asking her landlady anything (Hurston, 118)."

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Sankled: (verb) moving slowly or heavily

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17. "Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself (Hurston, 118)."

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17. "Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself (Hurston, 118)."

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Predecessor: (noun) a person who held a job or office before the current holder

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18. "All night now the jooks clanged and clamored (Hurston, 131)."

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18. "All night now the jooks clanged and clamored (Hurston, 131)."

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Jooks: (noun) a bar featuring music on a jukebox and typically having an area for dancing.

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19. "They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations (Hurston, 137)."

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19. "They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations (Hurston, 137)."

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Emanations: (noun) a tenuous substance or form of radiation given off by something.

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20. "Insensate cruelty to those you can whip, and groveling submission to those you can't (Hurston, 144)."

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20. "Insensate cruelty to those you can whip, and groveling submission to those you can't (Hurston, 144)."

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Groveling: (verb) act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor.

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21. "Tea Cake with his shy grin and Motor Boat with his face like a little black cherubim just from a church tower doing amazing things with anybody's dice (Hurston, 157)."

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21. "Tea Cake with his shy grin and Motor Boat with his face like a little black cherubim just from a church tower doing amazing things with anybody's dice (Hurston, 157)."

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Cherubim: (noun)

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22. "He seized hold of his dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters; uprooted them like grass and rushed on after his supposed-to-be conquerors, rolling the dikes, rolling the houses, rolling the people in the houses along with other timbers (Hurston, 162)."

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22. "He seized hold of his dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters; uprooted them like grass and rushed on after his supposed-to-be conquerors, rolling the dikes, rolling the houses, rolling the people in the houses along with other timbers (Hurston, 162)."

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Dikes: (noun) a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.

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23. "They passed a dead man in a sitting position on a hummock, entirely surrounded by wild animals and snakes (Hurston, 164)."

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23. "They passed a dead man in a sitting position on a hummock, entirely surrounded by wild animals and snakes (Hurston, 164)."

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Hummock: (noun) a hillock, knoll, or mound

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24. "Tea Cake took it and filled his mouth then gagged horribly, disgorged that which was in his mouth and threw the glass upon the floor (Hurston, 174)."

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24. "Tea Cake took it and filled his mouth then gagged horribly, disgorged that which was in his mouth and threw the glass upon the floor (Hurston, 174)."

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Disgorge: (verb) cause to pour out

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25. "Her arms went up in a desperate supplication for a minute (Hurston, 178)."

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25. "Her arms went up in a desperate supplication for a minute (Hurston, 178)."

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Supplication: (noun) the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly