Farewell to Manzanar Flashcards

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Conjure (Verb)

A

Call upon please do something

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Barracks (Noun)

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place or thing a building used to house people

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Compound (Noun)

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Detention camp military structure

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Infamy/Infamous (Noun)

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Being well known for something bad or terrible.

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Propaganda (Noun)

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Misleading information to promote ones particular point of view.

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Memoir (Noun)

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Written from personal knowledge or special circumstances.

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Bias (Verb)

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Prejudice in favor or against one side.

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Interment (Noun)

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Being held as a prisoner.

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Interrogate (Verb)

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Questioning for a long time for an official reason.

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Detain (Verb)

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To hold of keep for a crime.

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Communal (Noun)

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Shared by all members.

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Derision (Noun)

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A joke.

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13
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Prevail (Verb)

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Be victorious!!!!

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14
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Brooding (adjective)

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to appear dark and scary

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Pacify (Verb)

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bring peace

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Vulgar (adjective)

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offensive;rude

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Tirade (Noun)

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long and angry speech

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Lore (98) Noun

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Knowledge and traditions(Passed down from previous generations)

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Insecurity (112) Noun

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Lack of confidence in oneself

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rescind(114) Verb

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to cancel: to take back.

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grotesque(115) adj

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absolutely disgusting repulsive.

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assimilate(116) Verb

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to take in new information and completely apply it.

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deprive(125) Verb

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to deny someone the use of something.