Collection 3: Growing Up Asian in America

As you read Kesaya E. Noda's "Growing Up Asian in America," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 3: Song of Myself, Growing Up Asian in America, poems by Emily Dickinson, Walden, Against Nature, The Minister's Black Veil, The Pit and the Pendulum
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  1. abound
    exist in large quantities
  2. exclusion
    the state of being shut out
  3. invocation
    a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
  4. samisen
    a Japanese stringed instrument
  5. timidity
    fear of the unknown or fear of making decisions
  6. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  7. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  8. devastate
    overwhelm or overpower
  9. subtlety
    a fine difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
  10. circumstance
    the set of facts that surround a situation or event
  11. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  12. flourish
    make steady progress
  13. thrive
    make steady progress
  14. idle
    silly or trivial
  15. intersection
    a representation of common ground between phenomena
Created on Wed Jul 09 23:16:18 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:31:30 EDT 2014)

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