Vocabulary – Caroline Miller Born
Pulitzer Prize
Noun
A prize awarded annually for excellence in American journalism, literature, or music
Acclaimed
Verb
To enthusiastically approve
Southern Renaissance
Noun
The reinvigoration of American Southern literature that began in the 1920s and 1930s with the appearance of writers such as William Faulkner, Caroline Gordon, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Katherine Anne Porter, Allen Tate, Tennessee Williams, and Robert Penn Warren, among others.
Authenticity
Noun
The genuineness or truth of something
Dialect
Noun
A regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
Precursor
Noun
Somebody or something that comes before, and is often considered to lead to the development of, another person or thing
Seclusion
Noun
The state of being in solitude; secluded.
Adversity
Noun
an unfortunate event or circumstance; a condition of misfortune