1. crossover
- "My crossover's so fast, it'll make your ankles hurt."
2. griot
- "This is Chuck, the grip griot"
3. immaculate
- "Anatomy of a layup: juggler’s hands, immaculate timing, polish it off with a pirouette."
4. concerto
- "I play the music, running between the keys as if I’m playing a jazz concerto with the piano, gliding, flipping, flopping."
5. swagger
- "I get my basketball swagger from Dad, but my music? That’s all Mom."
6. paltry
- "Don't play me—I'm not in the mood for some paltry, pitiful, puny game tonight."
7. nauseous
- "I feel nauseous."
8. auditory
- "He closes his eyes and ponders this for a moment, as if the answer were written in braille beneath his shoes, as if he could read it, feel it through some strange form of auditory vernacular."
9. indubitably
- "I indubitably look up to you, brother."
10. omniscient
- "See, it’s different with the Dub Brothers. We share something omniscient beyond footprints."
All the unique words used in The Crossover and quotes from in which they are used.
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