Wu-Tang Clan

30 advanced vocabulary words across 24 songs.

turbulenceTriumph

disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Ninety-three million miles from the first

Rough turbulence, the wave burst, split the megahertz

Ayy-yo that's amazing, gun in your mouth talk, verbal foul hawk

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muralReunited

wall painting; a painting that is applied to a wall surface

You're more safe walking on hot coals in rituals

I splash the paint on the wall, formed a mural

He took a look, saw the manifestation of it was plural

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deterReunited

discourage; try to prevent; show opposition to

Scatting off soft-ass beats them niggas rap happily

Tragically, that style deteriorate rapidly

Uncompleted missions, throwing your best known compositions

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explicitIt's Yourz

expressed; precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable

Million dollar rap crews fold, check the sick shit

Explicit, I crystalize the rhyme so you can sniff it

We live this, fitted hats low conceal the Crooked I

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clichéCan It Be All So Simple

commonplace; a trite or obvious remark

(Can it be that it was all so simple then?) Nigga, yeah, yeah

Yo, kickin' the fly clichés, doin' duets with Rae and A

Happens to make my day

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severShame on a Nigga

cut; set or keep apart

I put the fuckin' buck in the wild, kid, I'm terror, razor-sharp

I sever, the head from the shoulders, I'm better than my compet'ta

You mean competitor? Whatever, let's get together

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franchiseSound The Horns

voting; an authorization to sell a company’s goods or services in a particular place

Leak It In the streets quick, peep my secret sauce

I keep It gloss, I'm suited up for my franchise

Your coins is tossed, man-handle bad guys

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statureShame on a Nigga

status; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

First I'm gonna get ya, once I got ya, I gat ya

You could never capture the Method Man's stature

For rhyme and for rapture, got niggas resignin', now master

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adversaryThe Projects

opponent; someone who offers opposition

Blast at any close encounter of the third kind

This be the evil that man do, we dismantle any adversary

Them - all thumbs and can't handle my flurry

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analogyAs High as Wu-Tang Get

similarity; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

This Witty Unpredictable, shots are critical

To analytical analogy, insurance policies

Why? Said he know that sounds define the note

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fugitiveAs High as Wu-Tang Get

fleeing; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Hang him from the balcony, drop him 25 flights

A fugitive bass playin' rap czar

Smoke the cigars, his prints on the strings of his guitar

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hamperClan in da Front

restrain; prevent the progress or free movement of

What's that in your pants? Ahh, human feces!

Throw your shitty drawers in the hamper

Next time, come strapped with a fuckin' Pamper

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anarchyRuckus in B Minor

lawlessness; state of lawless disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

Foreva wit bars, sort of like a lifer

Wit the Son of Anarchy, I'll be Breakin' Bad

Walkin' Dead, day dreamin' of makin' a band

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paramountKeep Watch

essential; having superior power and influence

Changing the frequency frequently, hitting a certain switch

The love is paramount, the connect is brotherly

Respect for the intellect and broad discovery

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pursueRon O'Neal

chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

See ignorance wouldn't allow retreat

So you rather pursue death than admit defeat?

See ignorance wouldn't allow retreat

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negligenceStart the Show

carelessness; failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise

Who got the common sense?

Stop all the negligence

You taught me that, basically

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endorseOne of These Days

support; be behind; approve of

The bread winner, head spinner, coldest with the force

No remorse, endorse the rap artist

So flamboyant 'cos I pimp slap the hardest

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exemplifyWeak Spot

be example; be characteristic of

C-Cypher Pigs can't identify it

The true and living God, son, we exemplify it

The most complicated 'formance of life, we simplify it

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relicWeak Spot

saved item; an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

Have me running through the hall

It's on, like you being chased by the relic

Can't nothing harm me, yo, I move through any project

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glossyMeteor Hammer

polished; a magazine printed on good quality paper

In an orderly fashion

It's glossy with 500 horsies in the Benz

Tinted out to spend the night

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opponentWeak Spot

the other side or team; a contestant that you are matched against

To 8th ranked, now heavily armed with a tank

My opponent's base is threatened, soldiers cut with shanks

Moved all my small pieces, MCs are driven back

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retrieveRedemption

get back; get or find back; recover the use of

And you are his only hope, to redeem the Clan

and retrieve our honor..."

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expediteSeen A Lot of Things

rush; speed up the progress of; facilitate

Yeah, yo

Expedite lyrics under a godly spirit

Thoughts forced to hang-glide even a bird could hear it

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blandLaced Cheeba

tasteless; lacking taste or flavor or tang

I'm nice, you're the reason why the game went soft

Bland niggas, I come through and season your broth

Like Mr. Dash, I blast, I'm a menace like Dennis

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candidI Can't Go to Sleep

free spoken; characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Call on the chariots! Call on an ambulance!

You better smile, my nigga, you on Candid Cam

Gangsta broad, these be the laws, walk with big balls

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colleagueBabies

fellow worker; an associate that one works with

He saw like over fifty bodies in like fifty-two weeks

He saw his colleague pick up money before leavin' his beat

They call him desk duty, Robocop

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thesisOn That Sht Again

theory; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

You own a hat where your fuckin' head can't fit up in

Telekinesis, simple instrumental thesis

I could hop on a track, relax, then remain speechless

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pivotBells of War

swivel; turn on a pivot

Exotic wine, holding nine Picasso pictures

When the rhyme pivot you now, limit your chance

Bodyguard the lyric with unlimited stance

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marginFor Heaven's Sake

edge; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Top ten, parley like Cochran, it's often

narrow margin, of your odds to dodge the marksman

Murder rap, kill you soft like Roberta Flack

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nurtureBells of War

foster; help develop, help grow

Stella D'oro wrap breadsticks, David Berkowitz

Einstein birthed a hit, now nurture it

M.G.M. front row seat tonight, no gems

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