Unit 4: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers "The Pose," "Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird," and West Side Story.
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  1. deftly
    in an agile manner
    Then she opened the door of the show window and, deftly, removing the lovely mannequin, stood herself in the plastic dummy’s place and assumed its pose.
  2. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
    But now she was a grown young woman, a college student, smart, sophisticated, urbane.
  3. vigor
    active strength of body or mind
    Walking as one of the crowd or while shopping, she never felt herself a part of the life around her—the buoyant, strident life, full of vigor and excitement.
  4. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
    Like a kind and caring queen receiving the adulation of her subjects, she sustained her regal pose until the girls had once again melted into the crowd and disappeared from view.
  5. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
    She smiled back, if only to hide her trepidation.
  6. mortal
    involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
    The minister talkin about how it was a mortal sin, suicide.
  7. claim
    demand as being one's due or property
    “He’s come to claim his mate,” say Cathy fast, and ducks down.
  8. speckle
    mark with small spots
    The men start untyin the straps, and they put the camera into that great hand speckled with the hawk’s blood all black and crackly now.
  9. reel
    a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames
    “Whatcha tryin to do? You’ll ruin the film.” He looks down into his chest of metal reels and things like he’s protectin a kitten from the cold.
  10. patch
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    And you can see the funny shadow he throws from the parlor window onto the ground by the stringbean patch.
  11. gesture
    show, express, or direct through movement
    MARIA: You are; but to me, you are not. Just as I am one of them...(gestures inside)
  12. pet name
    a name of endearment
    TONY: Maruca?
    MARIA: His pet name for me.
Created on Mon Nov 30 13:00:30 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 03 17:46:23 EST 2020)

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