…the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal…
…(especially of a place) lacking character and individuality…
…food traditionally associated with black people of the southern US…
…a kind of music incorporating elements of rhythm and blues and gospel music, popularized by American black people. Characterized by an emphasis on vocals and an impassioned improvisatory delivery, it is associated with performers such as Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and Otis Redding…
…the immanent cause or principle of life, order, consciousness, and self-awareness in the physical world…
…used as a term of address between black men (or women)…
…(among various North American Indian peoples) a hollowed bone tube used by a medicine man to contain the soul of a sick person…
…reveal one’s innermost secrets and feelings to someone…
…do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one’s objective…
…deep and anxious consideration of one’s emotions and motives or of the correctness of a course of action…
…used to express a wish that God should grant someone’s soul peace…
…a period of spiritual desolation suffered by a mystic in which all sense of consolation is removed…
…stay alive, especially in difficult circumstances…
…the essence of a witty statement lies in its concise wording and delivery…
…a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner…
…a vivacious and sociable person…
…used as a term of address between black men (or women)…
…the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information…
