"Between the World and Me" and Other Poems Glossary

"Between the World and Me" and Other Poems Glossary

tangy

spicy, zesty

mangy

scruffy, dirty, shabby

sooty

dirty, darkened, smutty

scorched

burnt, damaged by fire

vacant

empty, unoccupied

clamor

shout, cry out

indentation

dent, imprint

dank

clammy, damp, humid

indignation

outrage, fury

sapling

a small, young tree

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