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Hersey Vocab Vietnam in the 60's Vocab Pages 50-77

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Definition
communal   shared or mutual  
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conventional   traditional or accepted  
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ethos   set of values or ethic  
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illusion   dream or fantasy  
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phenomenon   extraordinary person or event  
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scarcity   poverty  
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trite   commonplace, ordinary, cliched  
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barrio   Spanish term for neighborhood  
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discord   conflict, disharmony  
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furtively   secretly, stealthily, covertly  
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intuitive   instinctive, not based on reason  
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marrow   core, basic nature  
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pyre   combustible heap or pile of material to be burned  
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queuing   filing or lining up  
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tumult   turmoil, agitation  
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undulant   rising and falling or wave-like  
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hamlet   small village  
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Round Eyes   Vietnamese slang term for Americans  
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atrocity   outrage or monstrous act  
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condemn   blame or denounce  
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confronted   approached, spoke with  
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flailing   moving, thrashing  
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massare   slaughter, extermination  
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premeditated   planned, throughout  
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scenarios   possible sequence of events  
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mocking   laughing at or defying  
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complacent   self satisfying or unconcerned  
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disoriented   confused or mixed up  
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innocuous   harmless or unoffensive  
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invincible   unconquerable, not subject to harm  
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loathing   hatred, hostility, antipathy  
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maternal   motherly  
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preconception   prejudgment or prejudice  
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reluctantly   unwillingly and hesitantly  
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traumatic   disturbing, upsetting, and shocking  
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vulnerable   exposed and unprotected  
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