The Black Ball Glossary

by Ralph Ellison

The Black Ball Glossary

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Cumulative

Progressive, increasing

Imperious

Commanding, dominating

Sinuous

Twisting, winding

Transgressed

Lapse, disobey

Sagacious

Clever, sensible

Credulity

Simplicity, innocence

Resilient

Tough, strong

Truculent

Aggressive, defiant

Malediction

Oath, curse

Harrowing

Acutely distressing

Disdain

Contempt, scorn

Gregarious

Friendly, sociable

Iconoclast

Critic, skeptic

Respite

Recess, break

Seminal

Influencial, formative

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