“The Sniper” Vocabulary

Envelopedv.

surrounded completely; covered

The fog enveloped the Lion’s Gate Bridge.

Asceticadj.

self-disciplined; severe.

The marine’s face was thin and ascetic.

Rusen.

a trick

His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.

Remorsen.

deep guilt or regret

He felt a deep remorse for having neglected his family over the year.

Eagernessn.

willingness to do something

She was eager to get started on a new project.

Vocabulary

Acuteadj.

 Highly developed senses; sensitive

Her acute sense of smell led her to the bakery.

Dissimulationn.

Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense

Janet’s dissimulation created tension in her relationships with others.

Sagacityn.

ability to make wise judgments

Adam Cohen is a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness

Mortaladj.

Very intense

 Parents live in mortal fear of children's diseases.

Mournfuladj.

expressing sadness, regret, or grief

She had such a mournful expression that someone teasingly asked if her dog had died.

Stealthilyadj.

Slow and secret in action or character

Cats are among the stealthiest of stalkers.

The Scarlet IbisVocabulary

Blightedv.

Suffering from conditions that destroy or prevent growth

That summer, the summer of 1918, was blighted. In May & June there was no

rain and the crops withered.

Evanescedv.

Faded away; disappeared

I hadn’t run too far before I became tired, and the flood of childish spite evanesced.

Imminentadj.

Near; about to happen

With success so imminent, we decided not to tell anyone that he could actually walk.

Infallibilityn.

inability to make a mistake

Once I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility.

Reiteratedv.

repeat

“You did, eh?” said Daddy. “I certainly did,” Doodle reiterated, scowling at me…

Marigolds Vocabulary

Futileadj.

useless; hopeless

“I suppose the futile waiting was the sorrowful background music of our

impoverished little community when I was young” (260).

Impoverishedv./adj.

poor; poverty-stricken

“I suppose the futile waiting was the sorrowful background music of our

impoverished little community when I was young” (260).

Incitingv./n.

provoking; stirring up

“Then I lost my head entirely, mad with the power of inciting such rage” (263).

Maliciousadj.

desire to harm another; spiteful

“The child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched a the thought of the malicious attack…” (264).

Contrition n

deep feelings of regret and repentance

“…for despite my wild contrition she never planted marigolds again” (266).

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“Desiree’s Baby” Vocabulary

Prevailingadj.

generally accepted; dominant

The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party

of Texans.

Beneficentadj.

performing kind acts

In time Madame Valmonde abandoned every speculation but the one that Desiree had been sent to her by a beneficent Providence.

Obscure adj.

unknown; difficult to understand

Monsieur Valmonde wanted Armand to consider Desiree’s obscure origin

before marrying her.

Solemnadj.

gloomy

Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their thick-leaved, far-reaching

branches shadowed it like a pall.

Indulgentadj.

lenient

His negroes had forgotten how to be gay, as they had been during the old master's

easy-going and indulgent lifetime.

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Astonishedadv.

greatly surprised or amazed 

"I knew you would be astonished at the way he has grown.”

Suffusedv.

to spread or flood through

“Desiree's face became suffused with a glow that was happiness itself.”

Marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature

greatly.”

Imperiousadj.

overbearing and arrogant.

Sumptuousadj.

luxurious or expensive looking.

“The baby lay asleep upon her own great mahogany bed, that was like a

sumptuous throne.”

Bayoun.

swampy area

“She disappeared among the reeds and willows along the banks of the

deep, sluggish bayou.”

Sonny’s Blues

Insularadj.

detached

It [laughter] was mocking and insular (Baldwin, 1).

Denigratev.

 criticize in a derogatory manner

Its [laughter’s] intent was to denigrate (Baldwin, 1).

Coaxed v.

Influenced by persuasion

The baby brother I’d never known looked out …like an animal waiting to be coaxed

into the light.

Malice n.

desire to cause harm

I wasn’t doing it out of malice.

Disenchantedv.

to disappoint or become indifferent

It [laughing] was disenchanted.

Vindictivelyadv.

Showing revenge

“All they knew was darkness of the movies, which they now, vindictively,

dreamed,” (Baldwin, 1)

Menacen.

something that causes harm or evil

“It filled everything, the people, the houses, the music, the dark, quicksilver

barmaid, with menace,” (Baldwin, 3)

Parodyn.

a ridiculous imitation

“The housing project looks like a parody of the good, clean, faceless life…” (Baldwin, 7)

Sardonicadj.

mocking tone

Creole started playing “Am I Blue”, it was almost sardonic,”(Baldwin,

24).

Repulsiveadj.

causing distaste or disgust

“It’s repulsive to think that you have to suffer that much” (Baldwin, 20).