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Unit 7
Little Rock Nine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Occasion | a special or important event |
| Determined | having a strong desire to do something |
| Furious | very angry |
| Mission | something that you must do |
| Segregation | the practice of separating people of different races, sexes, or religions |
| Courageously | bravely; confidently dealing with a dangerous or painful situation |
| Commemoration | act of remembering and respecting an important person or event in the past |
| Reconciliation | situation in which two people become friendly after fighting |
| Bitter | jealous and upset because you feel like you have been treated unfairly |
| Rapprochement | establishment of friendly relationship after a period of conflict |
| Inconsistencies | situations in which two statements are different, and both cannot be true |
| Incredulously | being unable or unwilling to believe something |
| Hick | uneducated, a person who lives in the country; regarded as being unintelligent |
| Remorseful | to be sorry for something that you had done |
| Coaxed | persuaded into doing something |
| Deceased | a dead person |
| Armory | a place where guns and other military equipment is kept |
| Precise | exact; following the rules or form |
| Caravan | a single line of vehicles traveling together |
| Intervals | spaces |
| Imposing | impressive, due to size or power |
| Salute | greet formally, often by a gesture of the hand |