“Thank You, M’am”by Langston Hughes

Vocabulary List

N. vocabulary, word choice, grammar and punctuation that reflects the culture of an area.

Dialect

Hey, how y’all doin’? I reckon I ain’t seen y’all in years!

Yo! ‘Sup?

N. the conversation between characters in a novel.

“…and then I said to him, ‘Get me a bagel, please’”, she told her friend.

“So, did he?” her friend replied.

Dialogue

N. the quality of being trustworthy or believable.

I trusted the word of the policeman because he was known for his credibility.

Credibility

N. agreement, harmony, or compatibility, or uniformity

This year, there will be consistency in our weekly schedules.

Consistency

N. a reason to act in a certain way

I run every day because I have the motivation to win a race this year in track.

Motivation

V. to bring back from memory; recollect; remember

My father often recalls being the football captain and student council president in high school.

Recall

Adj. adequate for the purpose; enough

Writing ten vocabulary sentences a week is sufficient, however, writing more will earn you extra credit.

Sufficient

N. a hold in wrestling

He put his opponent in a half nelson which guaranteed his victory.

Half Nelson

N. synonym for boarders A person, especially a lodger, who has a

place to stay and is given regular meals.

My parents took in a roomer who paid monthly rent to help them pay for the mortgage.

Roomers

N. leather with a soft surface.

Elvis told people not to step on his blue suede shoes.

Suede

N. old term for a refrigerator

My grandmother kept the Coca-Cola bottles in her ice box.

Ice Box

N. a couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night

My older sister let me sleep on the daybed in her beach house.

Daybed