Collection 2: The Censors

As you read Luisa Valenzuela's "The Censors," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 9's Collection 2: texts about the 1963 March on Washington, Cairo: My City, Our Revolution, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Censors
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  1. confidential
    entrusted with private information of another
  2. irreproachable
    free of guilt; not subject to blame
  3. censorship
    banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
  4. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  5. sabotage
    destroy property or hinder normal operations
  6. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  7. staidness
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  8. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  9. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  10. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  11. scheme
    form intrigues in an underhand manner
  12. zeal
    excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
  13. keen
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  14. patriotic
    inspired by love for your country
  15. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
Created on Thu Jul 03 15:58:35 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Jul 04 11:35:26 EDT 2014)

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