Unit 2: Selection Vocabulary 2

This list covers "Curtain Call" and "So where are you from?"
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  1. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    I care so much about whether the league will be around for another 20 years—and more. We had to fight to get where we are. We had to fight apathy.
  2. union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
    We—the players—had to fight for the union, and fight to make it better.
  3. critical
    urgently needed; absolutely necessary
    We—the players—had to fight for the union, and fight to make it better. This is critical to our success.
  4. generation
    all the people living at the same time or of the same age
    I’ve done all of this because many women before me sacrificed so that I could get my shot. And I did. So why wouldn’t I make sure that the generation behind me got theirs?
  5. inaugural
    serving to set in motion
    I was part of the generation of players right after that inaugural wave, and we never forgot their legacy.
  6. reflect
    think deeply on a subject
    At the end of your career, you do a lot of reflecting.
  7. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
    ‘So where are you from?’ They always asked that question; a subtle reminder that she was not one of them.
  8. validate
    show or confirm the effectiveness or worthiness of something
    Originally. The word suggesting that she cannot validate her sense of belonging to this place.
  9. implication
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    Originally. The word suggesting that she cannot validate her sense of belonging to this place. The implication being that her ‘exotic’ genetic makeup excludes her from her right to belong to this land.
  10. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
    That she cannot have conversations with the grandparents she has not seen in years because her tongue will always stumble over the nuances of languages that never fit quite right.
  11. confines
    a bounded scope
    Her soul became a safe nest deep inside the confines of her body.
Created on Fri Nov 13 08:34:02 EST 2020 (updated Thu Nov 19 13:09:12 EST 2020)

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