Barracoon Glossary

by Zora Neale Hurston

Barracoon Glossary

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Prodigious

unnatural

Amid

surrounded by

To flapp

to strike suddenly

Cordially

done with the heart, or warmly

In loco parentis

a phrase from Latin that can be translated as "in place of a parent", or a guardian

Dormant

temporarily inactive

Homely

without elegance

Drollery

whimsical humor

Quandary

a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation

Duenna

an older woman who works as a family as a governess

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