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Ochre

a mixture of clay and sand with ferric oxide (iron) that ranges in color from yellow to deep orange to brown

sovereign

possessing supreme or ultimate power

Obroni

originally Abro-ni, meaning wicked man, referring to a white person

fetish priest

1. a mediator between the spirits and the living; the perform rituals to consult and seek favor from the gods

heathen

a person who does not belong to a larger religion, especially Christians, Jews, and Muslims

girth

the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist

fissure

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

contrived

deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously

consigned

deliver (something) to a person's custody

torque

a twisting force that tends to cause rotation

mahogany

hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for high-quality furniture

quivered

tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion

mewling

crying with a soft whimper

metronome

a device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick

contort

twist or bend out of the normal shape

premonition

a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

ravenously

hungrily or greedily

Great Migration

mass movement of Black Americans from the 1910s-1970s from the South to the northern, western, and midwestern states in order to find economic opportunities and escape racial oppression