Unit 2: Novel Study: Tangerine, Prologue–Thursday, November 2

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  1. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  2. hysterical
    marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
  3. align
    arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  4. foyer
    a large entrance or reception room or area
  5. relentless
    not willing or able to stop or yield
  6. impaired
    diminished in strength, quality, or utility
  7. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
  8. materialize
    come into being; become reality
  9. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  10. deliberately
    with intention; in an intentional manner
  11. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  12. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  13. migrant
    traveler who moves from one region or country to another
  14. disintegrate
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  15. agitated
    troubled emotionally and usually deeply
  16. ominously
    in a manner suggesting something bad will happen
  17. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  18. scrimmage
    practice play between two teams
  19. inconsistent
    displaying a lack of regularity
  20. combatant
    someone who fights or is fighting
  21. banter
    light teasing repartee
  22. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  23. loft
    propel through the air
  24. condemn
    declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
  25. liable
    held legally responsible
  26. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  27. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
Created on Tue Nov 10 11:29:42 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 13:24:20 EST 2020)

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