| A | B |
|---|
| encased | covered or protected with or as if in a case |
| Puerto Ricans | A resident of the country Puerto Rico |
| shadowboxing | to spar with an imaginary opponent |
| satchel | a small case with a flat bottom |
| sparring | making the motion of attack and or defense with fists and arms |
| milled | to move around in a crowd in a churning confusion or mob |
| marquee | a roof like strucutre with a sign or billboard attached |
| attache cases | A slim briefcase with flat, rigid sides, hinges, and usually a lock. |
| jostled | to make one's way by pushing or shoving |
| squirming | to twist about in a wriggling, snake-like motion |
| quivering | shaking or tremoring |
| flexed | to bend or contract |
| flicked | A light quick blow, jerk, or touch |
| nigger | Used as a disparaging term for a Black person |
| shuddering | To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion |
| skittered | to move rapidly along the surface; skip or glide quickly |
| stern | hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character |
| cakewalked | a strutting dance |
| snatched | to grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly |
| smirk | to smile in an offensive self-satisfied manner |
| moaning | a low sustained, mournful, cry |
| cackled | to make a shrill cry |
| righteousness | morally upright, without guilt or sin |
| spar | practice fighting |
| racketeers | A person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obstruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities |
