Unit 6: Novel Study: The Joy Luck Club, Part III

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  1. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  2. dredge up
    bring to mind something unpleasant from the past
  3. abandon
    the trait of lacking restraint or control
  4. irrevocable
    incapable of being retracted
  5. barb
    an aggressive remark directed at a person
  6. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  7. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  8. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  9. inspect
    come to see in an official or professional capacity
  10. humiliate
    cause to feel shame
  11. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  12. depart
    move away from a place into another direction
  13. feisty
    showing spirit and courage
  14. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  15. flail
    thrash about
  16. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  17. restore
    return to life; get or give new life or energy
  18. vigorously
    in an energetic manner
Created on Wed Dec 02 16:35:53 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 10 09:23:41 EST 2020)

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