Unit 5: Selection Vocabulary 1

This list covers Warriors Don't Cry and "Damon and Pythias."
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  1. eerie
    inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
    There was an eerie hush over the crowd, not unlike the way I’d seen folks behave outside the home of the deceased just before a funeral.
  2. integration
    incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    I wondered why they were crying and just at that moment when I had more hope of staying alive and keeping safe than I had since the integration began.
  3. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Mama looked even more distraught.
  4. bayonet
    a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
    A group of twenty or more was running at breakneck speed up and down the street in front of Central High School, their rifles with bayonets pointed straight ahead.
  5. imposing
    impressive in appearance
    Like me, they appeared to be impressed by the imposing sight of military power.
  6. mercy
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
    Narrator. The king of that country was a cruel tyrant. He made cruel laws, and he showed no mercy toward anyone who broke his laws.
  7. appoint
    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
    King (angry). But you have the daring to complain for them! Have they appointed you their champion?
  8. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
    Narrator. When Damon heard that his friend Pythias had been thrown into prison and the severe punishment that was to follow, he was heartbroken.
  9. condition
    a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    Everyone in the city knew of the condition on which the king had permitted Pythias to go home.
  10. desperately
    with great urgency
    Day and night he traveled without stopping, desperately trying to reach the city in time to save Damon’s life.
Created on Fri Nov 06 15:51:13 EST 2020 (updated Wed Nov 11 14:55:22 EST 2020)

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