Warriors Don't Cry Vocabulary Flashcards
Act or practice of being separate
Segregation
To crouch as in fear or shame
Cowered
To walk with a leisurely gate; to stroll
Sauntered
Taking extreme care with minute details; precise
Meticulous
To hold firmly; eye or attention
Riveted
A delay or cessation for a time; a period of relief
Respite
Form of punishment in which a person is forced to run through two rows of people who strike at him or her
Gauntlet
Extremely disturbing or distressing
Harrowing
A complete failure; disaster; catastrophe
Fiasco
Acceptance of all things and events as inevitable- pre-determined
Fatalistic
To divide into sharply opposing factions
Polarized
Utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion despite all appeals
Adamant
Stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Insidious
An overwhelming quantity or explosion as of words, blows, and criticisms
Barrage
State or quality of watchfulness
Vigilance