Farewell to Manzanar Flashcards
(23 cards)
Conjures (verb)
call upon. implore. Please do something
Barracks (noun)
Buildings used to house large groups of people
compound (noun)
detention camp or military structure
Infamy/Infamous (Noun)
Being well know for something bad or terrible
Propaganda (Noun)
Misleading information to promote one’s particular point of view
Memoir (Noun)
Written from personal knowledge or special circumstances
Bias (Verb)
Prejudice in favor or against one side
Internment (Noun)
Being held as a prisoner
Interrogate (Verb)
Questioning for a long time (for an official reason)
Detain (Verb)
To hold or keep (for a crime)
Communal (Adjective)
Shared by all members
Derision (Noun)
A joke A taunt A mockery
Prevail (Verb)
Be victorious!! Win!
brooding (adjective)
apear dark ; scary
pacify (Verb)
bring peace
vulgar (adjective)
offensive ; rude
tirade (Noun)
long and angry speech
Lore (Noun)
knowledge and traditions (typically passed down from previous generations)
Insecurity (Noun)
Lack of confidence in oneself
Rescind (verb)
To cancel ; to take back
Grotesque (adjective)
absolutely disgusting ; repulsive
assimilate (verb)
to take in new information and completely apply it.
deprive (verb)
to deny someone the use of something