for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf: List 1

by Ntozake Shange
In Shange's groundbreaking "choreopoem," a series of African-American women, identified only by the colors they wear, deliver monologues about their lives.

Here are links to our lists for the choreopoem: List 1, List 2, List 3
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  1. righteous
    characterized by accepted standards of morality or justice
  2. gospel
    the written body of teachings accepted by a religious group
  3. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  4. parody
    make a spoof of or make fun of
  5. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  6. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  7. assiduously
    with care and persistence
  8. debase
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  9. ensemble
    a group of musicians playing or singing together
  10. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
  11. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  12. relinquish
    part with a possession or right
  13. bayou
    a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake
  14. delta
    a low area of alluvial deposits where a river divides
  15. darn
    repair a garment by weaving thread across a hole
  16. sassy
    improperly forward or bold
  17. distortion
    a shape resulting from being deformed
  18. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  19. malignant
    dangerous to health
  20. brazen
    made of or resembling brass, as in color or hardness
  21. rite
    any customary observance or practice
  22. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  23. makeshift
    done or made using whatever is available
  24. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  25. integrated
    designated as available to all races or groups
Created on Wed Mar 11 10:55:56 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Mar 11 11:14:59 EDT 2020)

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