The Color Purple Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils
  2. 8. give personal assurance; garuntee
  3. 9. dress or groom with elaborate care
  4. 10. platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
  5. 11. having superior power and influence
  6. 12. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  7. 13. sew-on on as a decoration
  8. 16. one of the mourners carrying the coffin at the funeral
  9. 18. shower with love; show excessive affection for
  10. 21. entry to another property without right or permission
  11. 23. hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
  12. 26. so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe
  13. 27. intense disgust
Down
  1. 1. unrestrained by convention or propriety
  2. 2. a woman adulterer
  3. 4. a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
  4. 5. a fishing net which hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish
  5. 6. building material used as siding or roofing
  6. 7. characterized by dignity and propriety
  7. 14. a long loud emotional howl or cry
  8. 15. sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
  9. 17. raw milk that has soured and thickened
  10. 19. shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  11. 20. a conditional release from imprisonment
  12. 22. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
  13. 24. the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  14. 25. a stupid person