The Underground Railroad
complicated vocabulary in Colson Whitehead's novel
complicated vocabulary in Colson Whitehead's novel
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to comport oneself
to behave
honed
sharpened
mutt
mongrel dog
to induce compliments
to bring about compliments
candor
openness
bracing
refreshing
seamstress
seweress
aptitude
talent
cat-o'-nine-tail
a type of whip
potlikker
tasty juices on the bottom of a pot
to be tamped
to be packed down tightly
bruiser
powerfully built person ready to fight
to mull
to ponder over
to burrow
to dig a hole
gale
strong wind
to heave
to pant / to gasp
to waver
to sway
to falter
to become weak
to tense
to increase the tension
burly
strong and muscular
mash
food for livestock
to impart a message
to make a message known
to blubber
to sob loudly
lascivious
expressing lust
to sprout
to grow
to roil
to be turbulent
cauldron
large kettle
to rove
to wander about
to swat
to strike
ladle
long-headed spoon
slop
soft mud
to be tainted
to be contaminated
to placate
to pacify
tantrum
bad temper
knot
swelling
to lurch into manhood
to roll into manhood
nautilus
sea creature
fleeting fancy
temporal fancy
savvy
wise
skittish
ill-behaved
