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8th Grade Reading
I Am Malala Vocabulary Part 3: Chapters 11-19
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| become unsteady or unreliable. | waver |
| naively enthusiastic or idealistic; failing to recognize the practical realities of a situation. | starry-eyed |
| a fictitious name, especially one used by an author. | pseudonym |
| shocked or horrified by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality. | scandalized |
| relating to or between different religions or members of different religions. | interfaith |
| a person who monitors students during an examination | proctor |
| ecstatically happy. | elated |
| force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place. | impose |
| controlled or decisively affected; determined. | dictated |
| the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed. | imposition |
| large and strong; heavily built. | burly |
| approach and address someone boldly or aggressively. | accosted |
| a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation. | plight |
| having been forced to leave their home, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster. | displaced |
| two rhyming lines in a verse of poetry. | couplet |
| excessive speed or urgency of movement or action. | haste |
| diapers | nappies |
| a mass departure of people, especially emigrants. | exodus |
| inside; within. | internally |
| troops equipped to be dropped by parachute from aircraft. | paratroopers |
| an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers. | hostel |
| a dent, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface. | pockmarked |
| having stolen goods from (a place), typically during a war or a riot. | looted |
| the restoration of friendly relations. | reconciliation |
| falling rapidly and in copious quantities. | torrential |
| not identified by name; of unknown name. | anonymous |
| Guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, especially those who are fighting against non-Muslim forces. | Mujahideen |
| incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. | futile |
| only just; barely. | scarcely |
| a policy or system of legal racial segregation or discrimination. | Apartheid |
| suffering a lack of a specified benefit that is considered important. | deprived |
| move or fall downward. | descended |
| an event regarded as a sign of upcoming good or evil. | omen |
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