Black Brother, Black Brother Glossary

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Black Brother, Black Brother Glossary

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Jovial

Lively, Happy

Delinquent

Young offender, Juvenile

Varnish

Glossiness, Enamel

Pallor

Dimness, Tarnish

Patois

Vernacular, Regional language

Lilt

Gleeful, Hilarious

Wiry

Coarse, Rough

Disproportionate

Irrelevant

Plaintiff

Prosecutor, Accuser

Reconnaissance

Inspection, survey

Riposte

Retaliate, Counter

Straggler

Nomad

Indomitable

Untamed, Invincible

Stalemate

Deadlock

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