Coming of Age Vocab

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HH Senior English Coming of Age Unit Vocab
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  1. self-discipline
    the trait of practicing self discipline
  2. compulsory
    required by rule
  3. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  4. emergent
    coming into existence
  5. capability
    the quality of being able to do something
  6. threshold
    the starting point for a new state or experience
  7. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  8. maturity
    the period of time in life after physical growth has stopped
  9. initiation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  10. gateway
    an entrance that can be closed by a gate
  11. values
    beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment
  12. status
    the condition or someone or something at a particular time
  13. puberty
    the time of life when one becomes capable of having children
  14. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  15. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  16. constructive
    tending to improve or promote development
  17. adulthood
    the period of time in life after physical growth has stopped
  18. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  19. religious
    having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity
  20. millennial
    relating to a span of a thousand years
  21. detachment
    lack of emotion or interest
  22. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
  23. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  24. childish
    indicating a lack of maturity
  25. recognition
    identifying something or someone by remembering
  26. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
Created on Mon Nov 29 21:06:08 EST 2010

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