the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

a source of help and advice and encouragement

United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)

the fictional storyteller of tales written in the Black Vernacular and set in the South; the tales were first collected and published in book form in 1880

a personification of the United States government

(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws

lack of cleanly habits

habitually unclean

the state of being unsanitary

poorly stated or described

not clear to the mind

not easily deciphered

not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions

in a manner that is unclear

incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear