part 1 Vocab

Question 1

cajole

Answer 1

to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance
I cajole fred into sweeping while I fetch straw to our mattresses

Question 2

Edification

Answer 2

the instructions or improvement of a person morally or intellectually
Self-edification is important, he reminds us, especially in these uncertain times (54)

Question 3

plaintive

Answer 3

sad sounding and mournful
Sometimes, when Keiko and I walk by, I imagine I’m sitting on the velvet cushions of a luxury car, with the plaintive sounds of a string quartet playing in the background

Question 4

indomitable

Answer 4

impossible to subdue or defeat
The Indomitable Bette Nakano

Question 5

festooned

Answer 5

adorned (a place) a ribbons, garlands, or other decorations
Fragrant juniper and pine boughs from Mount Topaz adorn the walls, and the beams are festooned with streamers and poinsettias made from back issues of the Topaz Times

Question 6

Primly

Answer 6

in a very formal, proper and precise way
“I’m no dunce,” I say primly, taking his hand

Question 7

Queue

Answer 7

take one’s place in a line
As I pass Dining Hall 1 on my way to the post office, I watch people from Block 8 queue up for the registration, which is what the WRA is calling this stuff with the loyalty questionnaire

Question 8

Gentility

Answer 8

social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances
At all times, you must cultivate an air of gentility, so in the event that you are unfairly accused of bigotry, you will have your respectability as your defense

Question 9

Paragon

Answer 9

a model of excellence or perfection
Bigots are not well mannered, but you, my dear, are a paragon a propriety

Question 10

Ergo

Answer 10

therefore
Ergo, you cannot be a bigot!!

Question 11

Caterwaul

Answer 11

make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of cat
Mom is at work, at the dining hall and my younger brother , Paul, is out probably caterwauling on this other side of the barbed wire fence with his friends

Question 12

Allay

Answer 12

diminish or put at rest
Do cite “national security concern” to allay any of the applicants objections

Question 13

insurrection

Answer 13

a violent uprising against an authority or government
These disgruntled fools, or pretend to stage it insurrection, but when they are faced with the consequences of their agitations, they will reveal their duplicates, nature, graveling, and begging for mercy

Question 14

Duplicitous

Answer 14

deceitful
These disgruntled fools will pretend to stay to insurrection, but when they are faced with the concept missions of their agitations, they will reveal their duplicate nature, groveling and begging for mercy

Question 15

Furor

Answer 15

an outbreak of public anger and excitement
Distance, I watch them join with shig Frankie twitchy and stan katsumoto,and they head to the furor, breaking up fight and stopping act of vandalism

Question 16

Clamber

Answer 16

climb,move,or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet
We clamber onto the bus, laughing and gabbing, and our bus driver, Mr. Gregson, nods at each of us as we board

Question 17

Dissonantly

Answer 17

in a way that lacks harmony
Overhead, the bell jingles dissonantly in my ears

Question 18

Miasma

Answer 18

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell of vapor
The sky has been drained of all color now, and in the darkness, the only sign that we’re nearing camp is the sour miasma of livestock

Question 19

Gabble

Answer 19

talk rapidly and unintelligibly; utter meaningless sound
Tule Lake is composed of the same tarpaper barracks as Topaz, but as I walk toward one of the firebreaks, away from my family, who are gabbling and trying to count our luggage, the buildings seem to stretch even farther into the distance than they did in Utah

Question 20

Unkempt

Answer 20

not combed; deficient in order or neatness
Over the past couple days on the train, it’s grown over the edge of hiding upper lip, making him appear unkempt and wild