Their Eyes Were Watching God Vocab

plume

a large and showy feather

pugnacious

having a quarrelsome or combative nature

dilate

to enlarge or expand

sanctum

a sacred or holy place

calyx

the sepals of a flower

expound

to explain in detail

mien

a personality expressive of attitude

percale

a closely woven cotton fabric

cow

to bring to action by intimidation

temerity

unreasonable contempt of danger

doleful

filled with grief

bray

the loud, harsh cry of a donkey

fractious

inclined to make trouble

hammock

a tract of forested land that rises above a marsh

distended

abnormally expanded

decorum

propriety and good taste in conduct

coquetry

a flirtatious act or attitude

hackles

a feeling of anger

dudgeon

angry humor

stolidness

the quality of having little emotion

pullet

a young hen less than one year old

scimitars

a curved sword

temporize

to act to suit the time

newel

vertical support at the center of a spiral staircase

flivvers

a cheap old car

insensate

lacking sense

preempt

to take for oneself

disgorge

to vomit

supplication

a humble request for help from someone in authority

fetid

having an offensive odor