Heart of a Samurai

Mrs. Slowinski (United States of America)
Words taken from Heart of a Saurai (whole book).
Source: http://www.ilfonline.org/clientuploads/2013-14%20YHBA%20Intermediate%20Book%20Resources/Heart%20of%20a%20Samurai.pdf
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words only definitions & notes
  1. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
    1 hoist, barbarians p.
  2. barbarian
    a member of an uncivilized people
    1 hoist, barbarians p.
  3. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
    152 sarcasm p.
  4. intrusion
    entrance by force or without permission or welcome
    2 intrusion p.
  5. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
    154 contemplated, offensive, p.
  6. offensive
    unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
    154 contemplated, offensive, p.
  7. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
    4 indigo gingerly p.
  8. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
    5 samurai, delirious p.
  9. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    161 cajoling, abruptly p.
  10. abruptly
    quickly and without warning
    161 cajoling, abruptly p.
  11. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
    12 flint and steel, salvaged p.
  12. incessantly
    without interruption
    162 incessantly, humiliation, p.
  13. humiliation
    depriving one of self-esteem
    162 incessantly, humiliation, p.
  14. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    13 taro, caterwauling rebuke p.
  15. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    17 clambered, oblong p.
  16. oblong
    deviating from a shape by being elongated in one direction
    17 clambered, oblong p.
  17. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    165 melancholy, coherent, p.
  18. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
    165 melancholy, coherent, p.
  19. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    18 solemn condensed p.
  20. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
    18 solemn condensed p.
  21. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
    20 arduous p.
  22. placidly
    in a quiet and tranquil manner
    167 placidly p.
  23. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
    27 gibberish p.
  24. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
    172 earnest, lunar observation p.
  25. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
    172 earnest, lunar observation p.
  26. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
    172 earnest, lunar observation p.
  27. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
    28 retrieved p.
  28. smitten
    affected by something overwhelming
    175 smitten p.
  29. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
    30 roused, ornately, daimyo, shogun p.
  30. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
    182 ruefully p.
  31. unencumbered
    free of anything that impedes or is burdensome
    36 unencumbered, menace p.
  32. menace
    something that is a source of danger
    36 unencumbered, menace p.
  33. disembark
    exit from a ship, vehicle, or aircraft
    196 disembark p.
  34. sullenly
    in a manner showing a brooding ill humor
    37 aimlessly, sullenly p.
  35. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
    40 impertinent, incessant p.
  36. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    40 impertinent, incessant p.
  37. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
    207 listless, scrimshaw p.
  38. scrimshaw
    a carving on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc.
    207 listless, scrimshaw p.
  39. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
    43 vengeance p.
  40. brackish
    slightly salty
    208 brackish, weevil, scurvy p.
  41. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid
    208 brackish, weevil, scurvy p.
  42. harpoon
    a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish
    46 harpoon, embedded p.
  43. embedded
    enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
    46 harpoon, embedded p.
  44. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
    215 mutiny p.
  45. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    51 bulwark p.
  46. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
    219 ruse, subordinate p.
  47. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
    219 ruse, subordinate p.
  48. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    221 transgressions p.
  49. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
    223 understatement, unanimous p.
  50. unanimous
    in complete agreement
    223 understatement, unanimous p.
  51. repulse
    force or drive back
    225 repulsed, inevitable p.
  52. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    225 repulsed, inevitable p.
  53. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    64 gist, fate, inspire p.
  54. fate
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
    64 gist, fate, inspire p.
  55. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
    64 gist, fate, inspire p.
  56. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
    231 initiative p.
  57. exception
    an instance that does not conform to a rule
    69 exception p.
  58. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
    233 hostile p.
  59. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
    70 fruition p.
  60. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
    248 amenable p.
  61. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
    89 tangible p.
  62. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
    257 malevolence p.
  63. illiterate
    not able to read or write
    92 illiterates p.
  64. inquisitor
    a questioner who is excessively harsh
    260 inquisitor, placid, serene p.
  65. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
    260 inquisitor, placid, serene p.
  66. serene
    not agitated
    260 inquisitor, placid, serene p.
  67. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    103 reprimand, deceitful, incompetent p.
  68. deceitful
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
    103 reprimand, deceitful, incompetent p.
  69. incompetent
    not qualified or suited for a purpose
    103 reprimand, deceitful, incompetent p.
  70. formality
    a requirement of etiquette or custom
    263 formality, interrogators p.
  71. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
    105 permeated, urgency p.
  72. urgency
    an earnest and insistent necessity
    105 permeated, urgency p.
  73. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
    106 leviathan p.
  74. dismissive
    showing indifference or disregard
    267 dismissively p.
  75. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
    122 ogled p.
  76. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
    272 ominously p.
  77. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
    123 receding p.
  78. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
    273 impermanence, decreed p.
  79. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
    128 prudent, resolved p.
  80. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
    275 unprecedented p.
  81. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
    130 gaits, jounce p.
  82. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
    137 offense p.
  83. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    138 countenance, steely p.
  84. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
    140 deplorable, momentum p.
  85. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
    140 deplorable, momentum p.
  86. naive
    marked by or showing unaffected simplicity
    151 naive, taunts
  87. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
    151 naive, taunts
Created on Thu Sep 12 10:50:20 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 12 10:57:34 EDT 2013)

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