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FAREWELL TO MANZANAR. Vocab by: K yle A very. http :// www.heritagesource.com/HeritagePages/youngadult.htm. Confiscate. To seize as forfeited to public treasury To seize by or as is by authority. http://www.basetree.com/photos/sets/photography37.html
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FAREWELL TO MANZANAR Vocab by: Kyle Avery http://www.heritagesource.com/HeritagePages/youngadult.htm
Confiscate • To seize as forfeited to public treasury • To seize by or as is by authority http://www.basetree.com/photos/sets/photography37.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscator The police decided to confiscate my radio after they found out I was attempting to track aliens!
Intangible • Incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch http://familypants.wordpress.com/category/hole-in-da-roof-dvd/ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intangible The man at the store was intangible to the clerk
Sinister • Singly evil or a product of evil http://aaronwymer.blogspot.com/2006/11/one-afternoon-in-theater.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinister The man who worked at the mcdonalds was sinister when he gave me a big mac with no tomatoes
Futile • Serving no use full purpose, completely in affective http://gregandlexi.com/univerity-warrenkimble-fatcat-accessories/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futile My fat cat Garfield that lays on the couch is the most futile thing I have ever seen.
Dignity • Bearing, conduct or speech indicative of self respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/4447288-t-shirt Even though I spilled coffee down my shirt I kept my dignity and walked into the store.
Fruitless • Useless, unproductive, without results or success http://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/photo/917/509/picture.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fruitless Even though we worked hard in the soccer tournament our result was fruitless.
Internment • The act or instance of interning http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hostility http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-12-17-internment-camps-preservation_N.htm During world war 2 the Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps
Hostility • A hostile state, condition or attitude http://poozen.blogspot.com/2009/02/bonanza.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subordinate The man showed hostility before fighting his enemy.
Subordinate • Placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&safe=active&biw=1020&bih=567&gbv=2&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=subordinate&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subordinate The subordinate king asked for peace with the prince of Camelot
Aggravated • To make worse or severe, intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/promenade The bow aggravated his wound by going in the ocean
Promenade • A stroll or a walk especially through a public place as for pleasure or display http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&biw=1020&bih=567&gbv=2&site=search&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stroll&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq= The man took a promenade through central park on the cold winters day
Pacify • To bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility http://brainyflix.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/week-1-brainypics-winners/ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pacify The president decided to pacify the country with a motivational speech
Oblivion • The fact or condition of forgetting or haven forgotten http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2806_whats_matter_with_hulk.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/30898003@N08/5606392602/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oblivion The hulks teddy bear as a kid was an oblivion to the massive beast.
Sustenance • Means of support, maintenance, or subsidence http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sustenance?show=0&t=1304083519 http://www.oyungapala.com/tag/nairobi He decided to drink water to keep sustenance trekking across the hot Mojave desert
Subdued • Lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength http://uberabasportclub.com.br/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdued The man subdued in the fight against the bully
Lethargy • Unusual drowsiness http://www.goldb.org/goldblog/default,date,2007-12-05.aspx http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lethargy?show=0&t=1304085315 The man was lethargy after his long day at the office
Assented • To agree to something after thoughtful consideration http://ottawa.ieee.ca/welcome.html http://japanesecarexporters-list.com/japanese-car-import-advice/about-japan/ http://soe.ucdavis.edu/ss0809/BussC/ http://soe.ucdavis.edu/ss0809/BussC/\ He finally decided, and he assented the war to the Americans
Capitulate • To surrender after negotiation of terms http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitulate http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201006/the-value-being-multicultural-warrior-improved-negotiation-skill Germany surrender after capitulating with the allied powers.
Assertive • Disposed to or characterized by bold or confident statements or behavior http://bkgutters.com/marrage-assertiveness-worksheets/ The war general was an assertive leader.
Authentic • Not false or copied; real http://www.jmorganmarketing.com/should-you-be-authentic-social-media/ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/authentic The authentic Mona Lisa is in a beautiful museum in Europe.