rose of Sharon
Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
NOTES:
Rose of Sharon is pregnantrnd.)
idolize
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
NOTES:
Good with engines, idolizes his brother, Tom because the latter killed a manrnc.)
summation
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
NOTES:
The best summation of Jim Casy’s prayer is:rnrna.)
unhitch
unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
NOTES:
“Unhitch my drawers on whenever I reckon on fertile soil�rnc.)
grandpa
the father of your father or mother
NOTES:
Tom has not seen Grandpa Joadrnrn2.)
Tom
(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
NOTES:
Upon Tom ’s arrival at Uncle John’s house, Ma Joad is concerned that:rnrna.)
squash
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
NOTES:
Eat and squash grapes all over his face, letting the juice run down his cheeksrnd.)
drawers
underpants worn by men
NOTES:
“Unhitch my drawers on whenever I reckon on fertile soil�rnc.)
grandma
the mother of your father or mother
NOTES:
Leave Grandma for Paris Hiltonrnrnrnrnrn
complication
the act or process of complicating
NOTES:
Tall, lean, not “all with it� because of complications at birthrnb.)
citadel
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
NOTES:
Plump; the rock and “citadel � of the familyrnrn3.)
shovel
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
NOTES:
Tom has killed a man with a shovel rnc.)
pregnant
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
NOTES:
Rose of Sharon is pregnant rnd.)
summation
