Melba Pattillo Beals's Warriors Don't Cry

Michael F.
A good vocabulary List from Warriors Don't Cry.
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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 revisions to
  5. amended
    modified for the better
  6. anteroom
    a large entrance or reception area
  7. articulate
    express or state clearly
  8. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  9. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  10. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  11. brusquely
    in a blunt direct manner
  12. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  13. catapult
    an engine providing medieval artillery used during sieges
  14. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  15. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
  16. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  17. copious
    large in number or quantity
  18. crinoline
    a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing
  19. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
  20. demise
    the time when something ends
  21. dishevel
    put into disorder or disarray
  22. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  23. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  24. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  25. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  26. effigy
    a representation of a person
  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
  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 spirit and courage
  34. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  35. forceps
    an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
  36. fracas
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  37. frivolity
    the trait of being not serious or sensible
  38. futile
    producing no result or effect
  39. gabardine
    a firm durable fabric with a twill weave
  40. garble
    distort or make false by mutilation or addition
  41. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  42. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather that protects the hand
  43. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  44. Hades
    the god of the underworld in ancient mythology
  45. hooligan
    a rowdy, violent, and typically youthful troublemaker
  46. hostler
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  47. impasse
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  48. impeccably
    flawlessly
  49. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  50. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting
  51. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  52. ineptness
    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  53. inflammatory
    inciting 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 casual unconcern or indifference
  64. off
    from a particular thing or place or position
  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
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  69. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  70. picaninny
    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
  71. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  72. placating
    intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
  73. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  74. pouf
    thick cushion used as a seat
  75. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  76. prime
    of or relating to 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
  82. reverberate
    ring or echo with sound
  83. room
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  84. rumpus
    a noisy disturbance
  85. rumpus room
    a recreation room for noisy activities
  86. sepia
    a shade of brown with a tinge of red
  87. stark
    severely simple
  88. stave
    one of the slats of wood forming 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
  95. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  96. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
Created on Fri Feb 05 14:44:47 EST 2010 (updated Fri Feb 05 14:45:32 EST 2010)

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