Cane

Cane Glossary

Apt

Something that is appropriate given the situation

Cantor

A person who leads song and/or prayer in a church

Consciousness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings

Crystalize

To make very clear

Delta

A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

Harlem Renaissance

A period of creative vitality that lasted (roughly) from the 1920s to the 1930s, based in Harlem and centering on African-American writers and artists

Idolize

To admire someone or something greatly

Monotony

Unending repetition and routine

Sorrow

The feeling of deep distress caused by a misfortune such as death or loss

Trivial

Something that is little or no importance

Vignette

A brief story or account of something

usurping

taking power from someone illegitimately

vesper

of the evening

resinous

sticky, like sap

plaintive

mournful; melancholy

profligate

extravagant, especially as in spending money

sardonic

mocking; disdainful

florid

red; filled with sexual energy

platitudes

dull, insipid, mundane remarks

incandescent

filled with light; glowing

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