vocab farewell to manzanar
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Vocab Farewell to Manzanar. Ty Lane. CONFISCATORS. To seize by or as if by authority. The confiscators came to my house and took everything we owned. Dignity. Nobility or elevation of character; worthiness The immigrant had a lot of dignity because he earned everything has. SInister. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
VOCAB FAREWELL
TO
MANZANAR
T Y LA N E
CONFISCATORSTo seize by or as if by authority.
The confiscators came to my house and took everything we owned.
DIGNITYNobility or elevation of character; worthiness
The immigrant had a lot of dignity because he earned everything has.
Threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble.
When I met the sinister man I knew he was nothing but trouble.
SINISTER
Trifling; frivolous; unimportant
The men had so much power I knew resistance was futile.
FUTILE
Useless; unproductive; without success.
The fishing trip was fruitless and we had to buy dinner.
FRUITLESS
The state of being interned; confined
The Japanese were sent to internment camps.
INTERNMENT
HOSTILITYA hostile state; condition; or attitude; enmity;
antagonism.The soldiers showed much hostility in the
movie.
SUBORDINATEPlacing in or belonging to a lower rank or group.Everyone else is subordinate compared to the Queen
of England.
AGGRAVATE To annoy; irritate; or exasperate.All of the phone companies are starting to aggravate me.
INTANGIBLEIncapable of being perceived by the sense
of touch.
Air is an example of an intangible object.
PROMENADEA stroll or walk, especially in a
public place, for pleasure or display.
I took a nice promenade in Florida and it was beautiful.
PACIFYTo bring or restore a state of peace.Babies use teddy bears to pacify
themselves.
OBLIVIONThe state of being forgotten or
unknown.Some people make me feel that I
am in oblivion.
SUSTENANCENourishment.After football practice I had to have
a lot of sustenance.
SUBDUEDQuiet; inhabited; repressed.Some people think they are being
subdued even if I just touch them.
LETHARGYThe state of being drowsy or dull.Sometimes I think that school is a
bunch of lethargy.
ASSENTEDTo agree.I Just assented that summer should
be longer.
CAPITULATETo surrender unconditionally.According to this German poster the
Nazis will never capitulate.
ASSERTIVEConfidently aggressive or self
assured.Sometimes adults can be very
assertive.
AUTHENTICNot false or copied; genuine.No matter what getting the
authentic version is better than the copied version.