Unit 5: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers "Hurricane Season" and "Be Ye Men of Valour."
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  1. radial
    arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
    My mother tells me that I was born outside of the eye of a hurricane,
    where the storm is strong and moves quickly in radials.
  2. bayou
    a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake
    I think I am a series of low pressure systems and winds that can carry bayous.
  3. cyclone
    an atmospheric system in which air circulates rapidly
    My ninth birthday was suspended in the space between cyclone and serene.
  4. atmospheric
    relating to or located in the mass of air surrounding Earth
    Inhaling atmospheric pressure of a tropical storm
    in the eye of hurricane season felt like bayou backwash
    of building Rothko layers.
  5. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
    And someday I could love the greens hidden in browns hidden in labyrinths of color.
  6. mass
    a large number, amount, or extent
    Behind them there are now appearing infantry in lorries, and behind them, again, the large masses are moving forward.
  7. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    It would be still more foolish to lose heart and courage or to suppose that well-trained, well-equipped armies numbering three or four millions of men can be overcome in the space of a few weeks, or even months, by a scoop, or raid of mechanized vehicles, however formidable.
  8. abate
    make less active or intense
    After this battle in France abates its force, there will come the battle for our Island—for all Britain is, and all that Britain means.
  9. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
    Having received His Majesty's commission, I have formed an Administration of men and women of every Party and of almost every point of view.
  10. valor
    courage when facing danger
    Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altars.
Created on Tue Dec 15 11:42:51 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 09:33:10 EST 2020)

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