Unit 1: Novel Study: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Chapters 7–13

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  1. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  2. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  3. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  4. unparalleled
    radically distinctive and without equal
  5. requisition
    demand and take for use or service
  6. expose
    make accessible to some action or influence
  7. dictate
    determine, order, or control how something is done
  8. wane
    become smaller
  9. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  10. tolerant
    showing the capacity for endurance
  11. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  12. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  13. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  14. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  15. petition
    request formally and in writing
  16. impudent
    marked by casual disrespect
  17. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  18. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  19. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  20. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  21. dispose
    throw or cast away
  22. succinctly
    with concise and precise brevity; to the point
  23. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  24. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  25. refuge
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  26. dispossess
    deprive someone of something, especially property
Created on Tue Dec 08 16:02:52 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 16 17:42:03 EST 2020)

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