| A | B |
| deter | to restrain from acting |
| jibe | to be in agreement |
| subjugate | to bring under complete control |
| elude | to slip away from |
| repulse | to drive or beat back |
| ranke | to cause bitter resentment |
| boost | to lift from pushing up from below |
| bolster | to prop up |
| obliterate | to remove all traces of |
| abet | to assist someone in doing wrong |
| sustain | to bear up under |
| exonerate | to free from blame or responsibility |
| wane | to decrease in power ot extent |
| plummet | to decrease in size, power, or extent |
| rile | to make angry or resentful |
| thwart | to prevent someone from achieving a purpose |
| gaunt | thin looking |
| hostile | unfriendly |
| baffle | to puzzle |
| insistent | demanding |
| still | to quiet ot to calm |
| restriction | a limit |
| despirited | sad or depressed |
| molest | to boter or harm |
| retaliate | to strike back |
| stark | complete (stark raving mad) |
| "The Street" | autobiography by Richard Wright |
| Richard Wright's story | taken from Black Boy |
| Anne Morrow Lindbergh | the author of "Eart and Moon," and married to Charles A. Lindbergh |
| Earth and Moon languages | technical and human description |
| Comparison of E&M | Moon-->plaster of Paris, Clouds->pumice stone |
| Biblical passage | b/c of Christmas season |
| satellites | only send factual things |
| astronauts | can be descriptive and show emotion |
| Apollo 8 | Dec. 1968, 3 astronauts visited the moon |
| Setting of "The Street" | In Memphis |