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Farewell To Manzanar
Farewell To Manzanar - All Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquiescence | agreement without objection |
| affirmed | declared to be true |
| agitating | stirring up public awareness and feeling |
| aliens | non |
| assimilate | become like the others in custom, etc. |
| asunder | in pieces or separate parts |
| authentic | real; genuine |
| barracks | large, plain buildings used for temporary housing |
| benevolent | kindly; charitable |
| bias | preference based on prejudice |
| capitulate | surrender on certain conditions |
| careening | rushing headlong with a swaying motion |
| chaos | great confusion & disorder |
| collaborator | one who cooperates treasonably, as with an enemy occupying one's country |
| confiscators | authorities who take and keep things |
| congestion | an over |
| credo | beliefs |
| cringe | crouch in fear |
| cubicles | very small rooms |
| dispersing | going away in different directions |
| dredge | bring up |
| dwindle | make or become smaller or fewer |
| edicts | rules proclaimed by one in authority |
| emulate | imitate; act like |
| emigration | resettling in another country |
| filial | of a son or daughter |
| flourish | a showy display |
| gouging | digging; tearing out |
| grotesque | ridiculous; absurd |
| guileless | honest; straightforward |
| hunker | squat; sit back on one's heels |
| idealist | one who wants things to be perfect |
| impact | forceful effect |
| imperiously | in an arrogant, domineering way |
| incongruous | out of place |
| inevitable | unavoidable |
| intangible | not able to be seen or touched |
| internment | being forced to stay in a place |
| Issei | first generation; born in Japan |
| issue | matter or point of discussion |
| livid | extremely angry |
| marooned | left in a helpless condition |
| metamorphosis | change of form or structure |
| naturalization | admitted to citizenship |
| Nisei | second generation; Japanese born in us before WWII |
| obelisk | tapering, four |
| oblivion | condition of being entirely forgotten |
| obstinance | stubbornness |
| ominous | unfavorable; threatening |
| overt | public; not hidden |
| patriarch | male head of family |
| placator | peacemaker |
| posthumous | happening after one's death |
| potency | power; strength |
| precautions | care taken beforehand |
| premonitions | warnings of what is to come |
| priority | coming in order of importance |
| rescinded | canceled |
| reservoir | place where water is collected and stored |
| resigned | accepting what comes without complaint |
| saboteur | person who harms an enemy nation |
| Sansei | third generation; Japanese born in us after WWII |
| sedate | calm, serious |
| spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| stance | manner of standing |
| subdued | overcome by force; conquered |
| surplus | extra |
| sustenance | nourishment or support |
| tinge | a slight coloring |
| trough | narrow, open container holding water |
| turbulent | violent |
| turmoil | state of agitation or disturbance |
| unqualified | complete; without lines or restrictions |
| validation | confirmation; support by facts |
| venture | dare to go |
| vigil | watching |
| vigilante | someone who takes the law into his own hands |
| volition | decision or choice |
| vulnerability | being open to attack or injury |
| warding | keeping away |
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