| A | B |
|---|
| demons | Chinese term for a white person |
| lynched | put to death by mob action without legal sanction or process of law |
| rooting | to turn up or dig in earth with the snout |
| incense | a substance burned or used to honor or remember someone |
| clan | a group of people connected by background or history |
| heirlooms | a piece of personal property handed down |
| leash | a line to lead or restrict something |
| phoenix | a mythical bird that sets itself on fire and is reborn from the ashes |
| slack | areas that are not tight |
| nuisance | an obnoxious, annoying thing or practice causing disturbance |
| squirmed | wiggled or twisted about |
| dowry | the property that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| tuberculosis | an infectious lung disease |
| unperturbed | not disturbed, worried, concerned, or upset |
| plied | carried on or practiced steadily |
| smudge | something visible but blurred |
| bilge | polluted or dirty water |
| ornamentation | embellishment that enhances the appearance of something |
| prejudice | preconceived hatred, fear, or mistrust of a person or group |
| Land of the Golden Mountain | the Chinese interpretation of America |
| calloused | hardened due to skin exposed to friction |
| rigorously | harshly or severely |
| brothels | houses of prostitution |
| saloons | places for sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages |
| amiably | friendly or agreeably |
| nimbly | quickly and lightly in motion |
| morsel | a small portion of food |
| raiment | especially fine or decorative clothing |
| queues | long braids of hair hanging at the back of the head |
| translucent | clear |
| vibrate | to tremble or quiver |
| drudgelike | monotonous, distasteful, dull |
| clenched | closed or grasped firmly |
| opium | an addictive drug with a bitter taste that sometimes causes delusions |
| jeer | shouts or laughter with a mocking tone |
| malicious | full of desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another |
| sapphires | gems made of a hard mineral that are usually blue |
| grunted | grumbled in discontent |
| phenomenal | highly extraordinary; exceptional |
| quavered | uttered or said in a tremulous voice |
| dwindled | made smaller and smaller; caused to shrink |
| poultice | a soft, moist mass of herbs applied hot used for healing |
| aerial | inhabiting the air |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped; adaptable |
| meticulous | showing extreme care about minute details; precise |
