Collection 1: Ile

As you read Eugene O'Neill's "Ile," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 1: Marita's Bargain, The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, A Walk to the Jetty, Ile
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  1. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  2. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  3. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  4. forecastle
    living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
  5. nigh
    not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
  6. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  7. proportion
    magnitude or extent
  8. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  9. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  10. abject
    showing humiliation or submissiveness
  11. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  12. brutality
    the trait of extreme cruelty
  13. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  14. galvanize
    stimulate to action
  15. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
Created on Mon Jun 30 01:37:06 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 02 09:34:30 EDT 2014)

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