Unit 6: Novel Study: Hidden Figures, Chapters 12–23

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  1. integrate
    open up to members of all races and ethnic groups
  2. upright
    having moral excellence
  3. implication
    something that is inferred
  4. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  5. regulation
    an authoritative rule
  6. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  7. diligently
    in a hard-working manner
  8. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  9. intensify
    increase in extent or strength
  10. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  11. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  12. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  13. satellite
    man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
  14. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  15. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  16. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  17. legacy
    anything handed down by someone or something in the past
  18. projectile
    an object propelled by blasting gas from an engine carrying its own air
  19. ingenuity
    the property of showing inventiveness and skill
  20. pluck
    pull or pull out sharply
  21. enduring
    unceasing
  22. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
  23. flawless
    without a weakness or defect or mistake
  24. infinite
    having no limits or boundaries in time or space
  25. simulator
    machine that models an environment for training or research
  26. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  27. indicate
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  28. tolerant
    showing respect for the rights or opinions of others
Created on Tue Nov 10 14:38:32 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 16:19:19 EST 2020)

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