Where the Neighborhood Ends
High School: Grades 9–12
Vocabulary
| Words | Definition |
|---|---|
| blight | something that causes decay or destruction |
| blockbuster | a real-estate agent who stirs up racial fears in order to make big profits buying and selling property |
| cheeky | arrogant, disrespectful |
| davenport | an old-fashioned word for sofa |
| exorbitant | exceeding normal limits in a dramatic way |
| impulse | a sudden, unplanned urge |
| mystique | an indefinable allure or attraction |
| NAACP | The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil-rights organization founded in 1909 by W. E. B. DuBois and others |
| predatory | exploiting or preying on others |
| prowler | a person who commits burglary or theft |
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