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Whale rider vocab
Question | Answer |
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optimistic | positive, open |
pessimistic | negative |
capize | turn over |
concede | give in, give up |
patriarchal | male based society |
fledging | "young bird" new flight |
indigenes | new to the land or area. |
illiterate | not literal, can't read |
disconsolate | glum, sad, depressed |
descendant | individuals who continue a legacy |
destiny | one's fate |
legacy | the impact someone leaves after he or she is gone |
rebellious | going against, defiant, ready to fight |
adversity | problem, difficulty |
obsinate | stubborn |
perverse | contrary, argumentative, stubborn minded |
conventional | usual as in practice, “normal”, “regular” |
vigil | a spiritual time of “watching” and waiting |
prophet | someone who “sees” into the future and will lead |
humility | quiet, modest, unassertive, lack of arrogance |