Unit 1: Novel Study: Long Walk to Freedom, Parts One–Four

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  1. patrilineal
    based on or tracing descent through the male line
  2. nurture
    the process of helping someone grow up and develop
  3. insubordination
    defiance of authority
  4. hierarchy
    organization of different ranks in an administrative body
  5. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  6. rigid
    incapable of compromise or flexibility
  7. hearty
    without reservation
  8. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  9. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  10. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  11. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  12. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  13. passive resistance
    peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
  14. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  15. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  16. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
  17. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  18. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  19. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  20. widespread
    distributed over a large area or extent
  21. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Created on Tue Dec 15 08:20:44 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 16:56:41 EST 2020)

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