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Struggle/Education
Vocabulary from The Struggle for an Education
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pretentious (Adj) | trying to seem more important, intelligent, or high class than one really is in order to be impressive |
| board (N) | the meals that are provided for you when you pay to stay somewhere |
| vicinity (N) | nearby, in the area of a place |
| severity (N) | seriousness |
| tremble (V) | to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened |
| promptly (Adv) | at the right time without being late |
| frankness (N) | a quality of being honest and truthful |
| slipshod (Adj) | done too quickly and carelessly – used to show disapproval |
| filthy (Adj) | very dirty |
| implicitly | suggested or understood without being stated directly |
| a "wild goose chase" | a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable: |
| satchel | a leather bag that you carry over your shoulder, used especially in the past by children for carrying books to school |
| tender (V) | formal to formally offer or show something to someone |
| cordial (Adj) | friendly but quite polite and formal |
| eventful (Adj) | full of interesting or important events |
| resolve (V) | formal to make a definite decision to do something |
| loafer (N) | someone who is lazy and does nothing when they should be working |
| tramp (N) | 1. heavy footsteps 2. someone who has no home or job and moves from place to place, often asking for food or money |
| adjoining (Adj) | next to something and connected to it |
| woodwork (N) | the parts of a house or room that are made of wood |
| janitor (N) | especially American English someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building, a custodian |
| taxing (Adj) | needing a lot of effort |
| degrading (Adj) | describing an event that is unpleasant and makes you lose respect for yourself |
| utter (V) | to say something |
| the utmost (N) | the highest, best, most |
| dispel (V) | to make something go away, especially a belief, idea, or feeling |
| despondency | feeling or being extremely unhappy and without hope |
| soiled (Adj) | dirty |
| indispensable (Adj) | someone or something that is indispensable is so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without them |
| Yankee (N) | someone from New England |
| Negro | Please do not use this word - it is an old word for a black person, but today it is considered offensive - it is no longer used nowadays. Most people say either African Americans or Black people as in Black Lives Matter. |
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