Unit 2: Selection Vocabulary 1

This list covers "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," "12," "The Journey," and "Leon Bridges on Overcoming Childhood Isolation and Finding His Voice."
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  1. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
    My little horse must think it queer
    To stop without a farmhouse near
    Between the woods and frozen lake
    The darkest evening of the year.
  2. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
    He gives his harness bells a shake
    To ask if there's some mistake.
  3. downy
    soft and fluffy, like small feathers
    The only other sound's the sweep
    Of easy wind and downy flake.
  4. pursue
    carry out or participate in an activity
    I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wildernesses of worlds leaving my track on many a star and planet.
  5. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
    It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself, and that training is the most intricate which leads to the utter simplicity of a tune.
  6. shrine
    a place of worship associated with something sacred
    The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.
  7. deluge
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
    The question and the cry “Oh, where?” melt into tears of a thousand streams and deluge the world with the flood of the assurance “I am!”
  8. assurance
    a statement intended to inspire confidence
    The question and the cry “Oh, where?” melt into tears of a thousand streams and deluge the world with the flood of the assurance “I am!”
  9. marquee
    a structure, often with a signboard, over an entrance
    The silhouette of Leon Bridges walks in slow motion down a darkened street under a faded marquee: leather shoes shined, slacks pressed, felt hat tilted at a rakish angle.
  10. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
    Painfully shy as a kid (and still noticeably reticent when he's not onstage), Bridges has a beatific gospel timbre that suggests church-choir experience—but he was too insecure to actually audition.
  11. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
    Painfully shy as a kid (and still noticeably reticent when he's not onstage), Bridges has a beatific gospel timbre that suggests church-choir experience—but he was too insecure to actually audition.
  12. audition
    perform in order to get a role
    Painfully shy as a kid (and still noticeably reticent when he's not onstage), Bridges has a beatific gospel timbre that suggests church-choir experience—but he was too insecure to actually audition.
  13. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
    "I knew I could do stuff here and there, but didn't think I was good enough to fit."
    He describes his childhood persona in much the same way—as a pariah.
  14. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
    "He listened to Texas blues, gospel and R&B, and filtered it through himself. It's authentic and direct."
  15. tribute
    something given or done as an expression of esteem
    "Lisa Sawyer" pays tribute to his 1963-born mom of the same name.
Created on Fri Nov 20 16:00:26 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 03 17:00:24 EST 2020)

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