Harlem Shuffle

Harlem Shuffle Glossary

beneficiaries

people who derive an advantage from something

junk

heroin (slang)

deliquent

showing a habit or tendency to commit crime

unimpeded

uninterrupted

desolate

empty; barren

unctuous

oily or greasy

aroma

smell

disheveled

messy

rummaged

gone through

whorls

curls

spells

period of time during which something lasts, often referring to fainting or dizziness

swaying

moving side to side

inclined

predisposed to

socked

punched

vestibule

chamber or opening into a part of a building

audit

financial review of an organization's accounts

spectrum

range

rungs

steps of a ladder

barricades

barriers

vigil

period of keeping awake during sleeping hours, usually in observance of a funeral or religious rite