Still I Rise

Still I Rise Glossary

haughtiness

Pride, arrogance, carrying oneself in a contemptuous manner.

trod

Past tense of “tread,” meaning to step, walk, or trample so as to crush or injure.

beset

To surround or attack on all sides.

sassiness

Impertinence, bold smartness, insolence.

meeting

A point of contact, a junction.

welling

Rising, springing or gushing like water.

swelling

Rising in waves, such as in the sea.

bear

To hold up, remain firm, or support under a load.

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