The White House (Claude McKay poem)

The White House (Claude McKay poem) Glossary

discontent

dissatisfaction with one's circumstances

possess

have as belonging to one; own.

slabs

large, thick, flat pieces of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular.

rends

causes great emotional pain to (a person or their heart); wrenches an object violently

vitals

internal organs; essential components of one's body

chafing

feeling irritation, discontent, or impatience; a state of vexation

wrathful

full of or characterized by intense anger

inviolate

free or safe from injury or violation

potent

having great power, influence, or effect