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English vocabulary
The Cay & TSB & "I Have A Dream"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conniving | to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful |
| indigenous | native to an area |
| disheartened | very sad and down |
| quiver | shiver |
| salvage | to save |
| brusque | brief rude abrupt |
| retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |
| shroud | a length of cloth in which a dead person is wrapped for burial |
| barrage | a concentrated or to spread artillery bombardment over a wide area |
| redundant | repeated or repetitive |
| empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another when you know the experience |
| gaunt | lean and haggard |
| cower | crouch down in fear |
| pummel | strike repeatedly with the fists |
| sweltering | unbearably hot |
| tranquil | peaceful |
| manacle | hackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles. |
| redemption | the action of saving or being saved from sin error of evil |
| invigorate | give strength or energy to |
| militant | combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause favor extreme violent confrontational methods |