Unit 5: Novel Study: The Woman Warrior, Pages 87–209

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  1. capable
    having ability
  2. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  3. concentrate
    direct one's attention on something
  4. distinct
    not alike; different in nature or quality
  5. lull
    make calm or still
  6. dependent
    contingent on something else
  7. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  8. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  9. advance
    move forward
  10. plot
    plan secretly, usually something illegal
  11. exhibit
    show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
  12. battery
    an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
  13. affection
    a positive feeling of liking
  14. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  15. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  16. bane
    something causing misery or death
  17. pacify
    ease the anger, agitation, or strong emotion of
  18. base
    having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
  19. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  20. stupefy
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  21. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  22. approach
    come near or verge on
  23. scourge
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  24. figuratively
    in a non-literal sense
  25. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  26. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
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