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Red Scarf Girl Test
Flashcards involving vocabulary from the book Red Scarf Girl
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contemplate | reflect deeply on a subject |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| solemnly | in a grave and sedate manner |
| dowry | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
| exploitation | an act that victimizes someone (treates them unfairly) |
| auspicious | auguring favorable circumstances and good luck |
| insidious | working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way (harmful in a sneaky way) |
| denounce | speak out against |
| illegible | not readable |
| confiscate | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
| ransack | search thoroughly |
| sullen | showing a brooding ill humor |
| detain | deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
| fate | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) |
| leniency | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
| tenuous | having thin consistency |
| resolutely | showing firm determination or purpose |
| comrade | a friend who is frequently in the company of another |
| infamous | known widely and usually unfavorably (famous for a bad reason) |
| obstinate | persist subbornly |
| testify | provide evedince for |
| incriminate | suggest that someone is guilty |