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Divergent - Vocab 3
Divergent Vocab. - Chapters 19-39
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exodus | a mass departure of people |
| bereft | deprived of or lacking something (usually a nonmaterial item) |
| proselytizing | attempting to convert someone to your beliefs, to preach to |
| unscathed | without injury, damage, or harm |
| clamor | loud and confused noise, often shouting |
| prompting | trying to make someone say something |
| hoarding | excessive collection of items |
| tranquil | calm; peaceful |
| psyche | intimidate |
| tousled | untidy, messy, disheveled |
| infirmary | a place for the sick or injured, a small clinic that servers a larger organization |
| hem | edge of cloth that is turned down and sewn |
| cringe | bend one's head and body in fear |
| artifice | behavior that is meant to deceive/trick someone |
| repentant | expressing regret or remorse |
| viable | capable of success |
| instability | tendency to change |
| willowy | gracefully tall and slender |
| malice | intention or desire to do evil |
| prosperity | state of financial success |
| accumulated | gather or acquire as time passes |
| insurmountable | too great to be overcome |
| deprecating | expressing disapproval of |
| incredulous | unwilling or unable to believe something |
| overcompensating | taking excessive measures in an attempt to correct |
| preoccupation | state of giving all your attention/thought to something |
| inconsequential | not important or significant |
| connotation | feeling that a words invokes |
| summon | call forth, bring up |
| inebriated | drunk, intoxicated |