Apt
Something that is appropriate given the situation
Cantor
A person who leads song and/or prayer in a church
Consciousness
The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings
Crystalize
To make very clear
Delta
A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
Harlem Renaissance
A period of creative vitality that lasted (roughly) from the 1920s to the 1930s, based in Harlem and centering on African-American writers and artists
Idolize
To admire someone or something greatly
Monotony
Unending repetition and routine
Sorrow
The feeling of deep distress caused by a misfortune such as death or loss
Trivial
Something that is little or no importance
Vignette
A brief story or account of something
usurping
taking power from someone illegitimately
vesper
of the evening
resinous
sticky, like sap
plaintive
mournful; melancholy
profligate
extravagant, especially as in spending money
sardonic
mocking; disdainful
florid
red; filled with sexual energy
platitudes
dull, insipid, mundane remarks
incandescent
filled with light; glowing
