Glossary: Scene I
Underbelly (3) - a hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society.
Lula (5)- meaning: famous warrior
Clay (5) - meaning: mortal
Loud (5) - Vulgarly obtrusive; flashy:
Languidly (5) - (Of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed:
Quizzically (5) - (Of a person’s expression or behavior) indicating mild or amused puzzlement:
To stare (7)- Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open:
Vicinity (7) - The area near or surrounding a particular place:
Pot-shots (7)- A criticism, especially a random or unfounded one:
Weight (7)- The ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions:
Sedately (7)- Calm, dignified, and unhurried:
Death Eating a Soda Cracker (8) - a double entendre that uses the word cracker both to describe the chalky substance one eats when ill and the colloquial word "cracker" meaning white person.
Seventh Avenue in the twenties (11) - known then as the "Black Broadway," seventh avenue was the main road in Harlem.
Type (12) - A category of people or things having common characteristics:
Tenements (13)- A house divided into and rented out as separate residences, especially one that is run-down and overcrowded.
Lena the Hyena (14) - The ugliest woman ever drawn.
Listlessly (17) - (Of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Scrape carrots (18) - The shavings of a carrot
Averell Harriman (18) - statesman who was a leading U.S. diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War period following World War II.
Baudelaire (19) - One of the greatest French poets of the 19th century, often called "the father of modern criticism," who shocked his contemporaries with his visions of lust and decay.
Entrails (21) - A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
Groove (21) - Dance or listen to popular or jazz music, especially that with an insistent rhythm.
Lula (5)- meaning: famous warrior
Clay (5) - meaning: mortal
Loud (5) - Vulgarly obtrusive; flashy:
Languidly (5) - (Of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed:
Quizzically (5) - (Of a person’s expression or behavior) indicating mild or amused puzzlement:
To stare (7)- Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open:
Vicinity (7) - The area near or surrounding a particular place:
Pot-shots (7)- A criticism, especially a random or unfounded one:
Weight (7)- The ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions:
Sedately (7)- Calm, dignified, and unhurried:
Death Eating a Soda Cracker (8) - a double entendre that uses the word cracker both to describe the chalky substance one eats when ill and the colloquial word "cracker" meaning white person.
Seventh Avenue in the twenties (11) - known then as the "Black Broadway," seventh avenue was the main road in Harlem.
Type (12) - A category of people or things having common characteristics:
Tenements (13)- A house divided into and rented out as separate residences, especially one that is run-down and overcrowded.
Lena the Hyena (14) - The ugliest woman ever drawn.
Listlessly (17) - (Of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Scrape carrots (18) - The shavings of a carrot
Averell Harriman (18) - statesman who was a leading U.S. diplomat in relations with the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War period following World War II.
Baudelaire (19) - One of the greatest French poets of the 19th century, often called "the father of modern criticism," who shocked his contemporaries with his visions of lust and decay.
Entrails (21) - A person or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.
Groove (21) - Dance or listen to popular or jazz music, especially that with an insistent rhythm.