Warriors Don't Cry Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Act or practice of being separate

A

Segregation

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2
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To crouch as in fear or shame

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Cowered

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3
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To walk with a leisurely gate; to stroll

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Sauntered

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4
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Taking extreme care with minute details; precise

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Meticulous

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5
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To hold firmly; eye or attention

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Riveted

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6
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A delay or cessation for a time; a period of relief

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Respite

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7
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Form of punishment in which a person is forced to run through two rows of people who strike at him or her

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Gauntlet

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8
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Extremely disturbing or distressing

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Harrowing

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9
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A complete failure; disaster; catastrophe

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Fiasco

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10
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Acceptance of all things and events as inevitable- pre-determined

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Fatalistic

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11
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To divide into sharply opposing factions

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Polarized

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12
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Utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion despite all appeals

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Adamant

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13
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Stealthily treacherous or deceitful

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Insidious

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14
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An overwhelming quantity or explosion as of words, blows, and criticisms

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Barrage

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15
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State or quality of watchfulness

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Vigilance

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16
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A thin layer of wood over another substance

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Veneer

17
Q

Disease that usually affects the lungs caused by mycobacterium; consumption

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Tuberculosis

18
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The trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful

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Tainted

19
Q

A religious service held at an educational institution the Sunday before commencement or graduation

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Baccalaureate

20
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Consisting of parts that together form a whole

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Integration