Vocab
susceptible (adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
The trouble with being susceptible to flattery is that you can never be sure that the flatterer is sincere.
SYNONYMS: vulnerable
ANTONYMS: immune
Literary Term
HARLEM RENAISSANCE A cultural movement of the early 1920s led by African American artists, writers, musicians, and performers, located in Harlem. After World War I, vast numbers of African Americans migrated north and settled in the New York City neighborhood called Harlem. Important contributors to the Harlem Renaissance were the writers Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen, the artists Jacob Lawrence and Aaron Douglas, and the performers Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker.
Usage
lie, lay The verb lie means “to rest” or “to stay, to recline, or to remain in a certain state or position.” Its principal parts are lie, lying, lay, and lain. Lie never takes an object. The verb lay means “to put [something] in a place.” Its principal parts are lay, laying, laid, and laid. Lay usually takes an object.
EXAMPLES
Their land lay in the shadow of Rainy Mountain. [no object]
Eduardo laid the strips of grilled meat on the tortilla. [Strips is the object of laid.]
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