vodouisant
a practitioner of voodoo
effigy
a sculpture or model of a person
futile
pointless, serving no useful purpose
cloying
unpleasantly excessive or overly sweet
minced
to walk with short quick steps, in a prim or dainty manner
ramshackle
a structure in disrepair and seemingly ready to collapse
Douz
12 in Haitian Creole, and is also used to refer to the earthquake which occurred on January 12
akimbo
set in a bent position
dervish
a member of a Muslim religious group noted for its energetic, devotional dancing
makout
a civil militia group in Haiti whose members carried out extreme state repression
heaved
to rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically
fissures
long and narrow cracks in the surface of something
gingerly
to do something very cautiously or carefully
masisi
slang in Haiti for someone who is gay
emanating
to come out or issue from a specific source
dispossessed
a person deprived of a home, possessions, or secutiry
facsimile
an exact copy of something
wanly
to do something in a weak way, lacking in forcefulness
fleetingly
lasting only a very short time
careened
move quickly and in an uncontrolled manner
