Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Vocabulary List Chapters 1-3

to move or push in a fast and often rude way

Not knocking, she barges right into the bathroom.

a body of water (as a creek) that flows slowly through marshy land

Aisha says, "The bayou's boring."

having lost one's sense of time, place, or identity

I wake, disoriented.

: not shiny or bright

The cabinets are a dull white.

the repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves

Trust your heart, I hear, echoing inside me.

to move with exaggerated motions

Snapping her fingers, she flounces from the room.

to make or become sleepy or less watchful

Gentle rumblings and heat lull.

producing or seeming to produce light

Instead, I stare at her bright-white, curly hair, luminous like the moon.

to bring or combine together or with something else

Our voices mingle, making a happy tune.

not letting light through : not transparent

The whites turning opaque then bright white and the yolk becoming a firmer, quivering yellow.

an arrangement by which people agree about what is to be done

She nods like we've agreed upon something. Made a pact.

to make (a clever remark)

"Glad it's not me," quipped Layla.

to move with a slight trembling motion

The whites turning opaque then bright white and the yolk becoming a firmer, quivering yellow.

having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past

"You're your Grandmère's child," Ma says, wistful, proud, confusing me more.