The casino's doorman, resplendent in his dark red uniform, paused with his hand on the taxi-door....

Resplendent means

She had built up a fantastic structure made of the soft, nebulous, cloudy stuff of dreams. Nebulous means

She tried to picture how the girl's face would look--startled, incredulous at first, and then sullen, outraged.

From now on they would have to live so carefully, so frugally, so miserly so that each paycheck would yield a small sum to be put in the bank.

Frugal means

How did Lutie find herself in this predicament?

Predicament means

Anywhere one turned, there was always the implacable figure of a white man blocking the way, so that it was impossible to escape. Implacable means

If she needed anything to spur her on, this fierce hatred, this deep contempt, for white people would do it. Contempt means

Bub looked sheepish. "I fell asleep and forgot it." Sheepish means

She picked up a newspaper that had been discarded by a more affluent passenger. Affluent means

Other rolls of fat completely obliterated his jaw line. Obliterate means

The tumultuous anger in her could only be quelled by violence.

Tumultuous means

These children were impudent. Impudent means

His face was contorted with resentful hate. Contorted means