Song of Solomon Vocabulary

Guitar did not (blank) Milkman's stress; he changed the subject.

Dr. Foster was beginning to (blank) under Ruth's attention and devotion.

The love did not (blank); instead, it decreased over time.

stupor is...

Macon Jr. wants to have (blank) over the whole town.

Milkman was (blank) when, at a young age, he realized he couldn't fly.

The smell of rotting food will (blank) them.

to loll means...

to emulate is...

If the hat is (blank) it may fall off.

Milkman claims he breaks up with Hagar in (blank) to her.

The men were (blank) after hearing of Emmett Till's death.

An (blank) might be used against a black person in Montgomery, according to Guitar.

an antonym/opposite for anecdote is...

Freddie told Milkman the (blank) about the insurance man.

If Milkman would move out of his weird family's house, he may feel more (blank)

The (blank) with which Guitar spoke in the barbershop made Milkman suspicious.

We do not know where the (blank) of Macon Jr. took place.

Guitar's message was (blank); he cared about politics more than Milkman.

to chafe is...

respite is...

the opposite of furtiveness is...

truculent is...

something that is irrevocable...

deference is also...

guileless means...

Guitar's (blank) leads him to give away possessions.

The blinds opened and sunlight (blank) the room.

A raucous group is most likely found...

chasten is..

Milkman wanted only to (blank) his father, not kill him.

eschew is...

unfettered means...

a good example of where a cache would be...

impregnable is...

Milkman was (blank) and hit his father before his father realized it.

litany means...

If the mistake is flagrant, it is...

truculent is...

Maybe Milkman thought he would (blank) to find a woman besides Hagar.

I doubt Milkman wants to (blank) his father-- so then why does he work for him?

foray is...

Hagar's attention begins to (blank) Milkman.

an antonym/opposite for fleet is...

Milkman showed (blank) when Freddie told him about Guitar and Empire State.

Milkman probably wanted to (blank) his dad's story about Ruth.

rebuff means...