Zora Neale Hurston Word Search
This Zora Neale Hurston word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: HURSTON, AUTHOR, HARLEM, RENAISSANCE, FOLKLORE, MULESANDMEN, JANIE, EATONVILLE, FLORIDA, ANTHROPOLOGIST, STORIES, VOODOO.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Zora Neale Hurston word list, defined
- AUTHOR /ˈɔːθər/ · noun
- A person who writes a book, article, or other text; more broadly, the creator or originator of any work or idea. Related: writer, creator, originator, composer.
- RENAISSANCE /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ (US); /ˈrenəsɑːns/ (UK) · noun
- The revival or rebirth of something that has declined, become obsolete, or fallen into neglect. Capitalized, it names the period of European cultural and intellectual revival roughly from the 14th to the 17th century and the artistic and intellectual culture associated with it. Related: revival, rebirth, resurgence, renewal.
- FOLKLORE /ˈfoʊk.lɔːr/ · noun
- The traditional beliefs, customs, stories, songs, and practices of a people, transmitted orally or by custom from generation to generation rather than through formal writing or institutions. Related: lore, mythology, oral tradition, legend.
- ANTHROPOLOGIST /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/ · noun
- An anthropologist is an expert in or student of anthropology, the study of human beings — their biology, societies, cultures, languages, and development across time and place. Related: ethnographer, ethnologist, social scientist, researcher.
- STORIES /ˈstɔːriz/ (US); /ˈstɔːriːz/ (UK) · noun (plural)
- Stories are narratives or accounts of events, experiences, or imagined situations. In British English, the plural can also mean the floors or levels of a building. Related: tales, narratives, accounts, anecdotes.
- VOODOO /ˈvuːduː/ · noun
- Voodoo can refer to Haitian Vodou, the syncretic religious tradition developed in Haiti, or, especially in figurative or dismissive use, to magic or sorcery believed to work through supernatural powers. Related: hoodoo, witchcraft, sorcery, magic.
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