Langston Hughes: Poems

Langston Hughes: Poems Glossary

barren

not fertile, desolate, empty

bartered

traded

clammy

a feeling of cold due to being damp

connive

plot, scheme

croon

to sing in a soft and low tone

dogged

stubborn and determined

fester

to ooze, run over

foundry

a factory where metals are produced

furrow

cuts in the ground

graft

corruption (usually political)

lea

grassland

lulled

caused someone to fall into a calm, relaxed sleep

pallor

paleness

serf

a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner (m-w.com)

sopping

soaked with water

stealth

sneakiness

strand

the land that borders a body of water

syncopated

a rhythm that stresses weak instead of strong beats

turpentine

resinous extract from conifer pines

wenches

a slang term for women, usually domestic servants

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