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Melba Pattillo Beals's Warriors Don't Cry 96 words

February 5, 2010 By Michael F. (Brooklyn, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
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  1. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  2. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  3. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  4. amend
    make amendments to
  5. amended
    modified for the better
  6. anteroom
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  7. articulate
    express or state clearly
  8. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
  9. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  10. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
  11. brusquely
    in a blunt direct manner
  12. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  13. catapult
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  14. chastise
    censure severely
  15. chide
    censure severely or angrily
  16. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  17. copious
    large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
  18. crinoline
    a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
  19. deity
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
  20. demise
    the time when something ends
  21. dishevel
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  22. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  23. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  24. dither
    act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
  25. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  26. effigy
    a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
  27. emaciate
    grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  28. emaciated
    very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  29. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
  30. fedora
    a hat made of felt with a creased crown
  31. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  32. feigned
    not genuine
  33. feisty
    showing courage
  34. fiasco
    a sudden and violent collapse
  35. forceps
    an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
  36. fracas
    noisy quarrel
  37. frivolity
    the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
  38. futile
    producing no result or effect
  39. gabardine
    a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
  40. garble
    make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
  41. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  42. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
  43. gingerly
    in a gingerly manner
  44. Hades
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
  45. hooligan
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  46. hostler
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  47. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  48. impeccably
    flawlessly
  49. incendiary
    capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
  50. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
  51. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  52. ineptness
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  53. inflammatory
    arousing to action or rebellion
  54. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  55. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  56. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  57. jeopardize
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  58. kowtow
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  59. livid
    furiously angry
  60. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  61. meticulous
    marked by precise accordance with details
  62. moot
    of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
  63. nonchalant
    marked by blithe unconcern
  64. off
    from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
  65. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  66. ostracism
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  67. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  68. pallor
    unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
  69. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  70. picaninny
    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
  71. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  72. placating
    intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
  73. placid
    (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  74. pouf
    thick cushion used as a seat
  75. poultice
    a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
  76. prime
    used of the first or originating agent
  77. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  78. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  79. quash
    declare invalid
  80. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  81. respite
    a pause from doing something (as work)
  82. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  83. room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  84. rumpus
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
  85. rumpus room
    a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
  86. sepia
    rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes
  87. stark
    severely simple
  88. stave
    one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  89. stave off
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  90. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  91. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  92. trounce
    beat severely with a whip or rod
  93. unequivocally
    in an unambiguous manner
  94. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
  95. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
  96. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand