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Farewell to Manzanar. Vocabulary Hannah P.1/2. Confiscators. To seize by authority The confiscators took away the Japanese documents away from us because they might have secret information in them . Confiscators confiscate cool cars. Sinister. Bad, evil, wicked - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Farewell to ManzanarVocabulary
Hannah P.1/2
Confiscators To seize by authority The confiscators took away the
Japanese documents away from us because they might have secret information in them.
Confiscators confiscate cool cars.
Sinister Bad, evil, wicked The sinister man robbed our house and
stole everything in it. Sinister spies spook spiders.
Futile Ineffective, useless, no result The study guide was futile if you did
not use it. It was futile to rip up the tile.
Dignity Nobility or worthiness of a person The President has a lot of dignity
because lots of people have respect for him.
Dig some dignity
Fruitless Useless, unproductive Seat-belts are fruitless if you do not
use them correctly. A tree without fruit is worthless.
Internment To be confined sometimes as prisoners They sent us to internment camps after
the attack at Pearl Harbor because we are Japanese.
Enter internment
Hostility (hostile) the feeling of being opposed
to someone or something; not friendly or generous
The man treated us with hostility because we were Japanese.
No host should be hostile.
Subordinate Of lesser importance She was subordinate because it was
only her second week on her new job. Substitutes are subordinate than the
regular teacher.
Aggravated To make more severe or worse They left us aggravated in the pouring,
ice cold rain. Aggravated=long word Waiting outside=long time
Intangible Incapable of being touched The glass sculpture was intangible
because if pressure was applied, it would break.
The tangle was intangible.
Promenade A stroll or walk in a public place There were people promenading down
the road in New York City. Before prom, we had a promenade.
Pacify To bring to a state of peace; calm The mother needed to pacify the
screaming child. Pacifier=pacify
Oblivion The state of being completely forgotten
or unknown The student was oblivion after they
moved away. Oblivion/oblivious
Sustenance Sustaining life; nourishment The plant needed sustenance to live. Sustain-->sustenance
Subdued Quiet; inhibited; controlled The subdued children never were a
problem in the classroom. The sub kept the kids subdued.
Lethargy The state of being drowsy or dull She was lethargy after staying up all
night. Lethargy=groggy
Assented To agree or concur She assented to doing her homework
after she found out her mom would give her chocolate afterwards.
Assenting=agreeing
Capitulate To surrender unconditionally The basketball team capitulated after
they found out that they didn’t have enough players to play.
They captured the capitulated team.
Assertive Confidently aggressive or self-assured The bully acted assertive towards the
younger kid. Aggressive, assured, and assertive all
have double letters.
Authentic Not false or copied, genuine, real The Chinese food was so authentic, the
customers thought it was imported from China!
Authentic Authors are real.
Bibliography www.dictionary.com