Lines to My Father Glossary

by Countee Cullen

Lines to My Father Glossary

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Sprout

Grow

Reap

Gather rewards

Oblivion

Forgetfulness

Indigence

Poverty

Travail

Hard work

Barbary

Uncivilized

Chafing

Irritation

Leprous

Diseased

Meager

Small or insufficient in amount

Cull

Gather something from a group

Accrue

To build up over time.

Sow

To plant seed

Wretched

Miserable or pitiable in condition

Quibble

Dispute over a trivial matter

Inscrutable

Difficult to understand

Impregnable

Unable to be captured

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