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Manzanar Vocab Flashcards

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Imagery

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Sensory details of a work.

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Metaphors

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Comparison in which one thing is said to be another.

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Similes

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Figure of speech including comparison between alike things using like, as, or as though.

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Lines

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A single row of text in a poem.

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Verses

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Stanza

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Rhyme

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A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound.

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Rhythm

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The pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row.

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe.

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Assonance

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Repetition of similar word sounds in a sentence.

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Personification

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Is giving human qualities to animals or objects or an idea.

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Symbolism

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Something that represents a completely different thing or idea.

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Propoganda

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Info, ideas, rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

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Tone

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Authors attitude

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Wharf

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An area to place a sea vessel securely.

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Foredeck

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The front portion of a ship, the front deck.

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Canneries

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A factory where food is stored.

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Armada

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A fleet of ships or moving vehicles.

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Aerial

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An antenna that is in the air. Or anything that is capable of taking flight, in flight, or in the air.

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Futile

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Useless

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Unmarred

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Untouched

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Horizon

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Imaginary line where earth meets sky.

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Fedora

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Black felt hat.

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Interrogation

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Interview, Examine, Question

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Independent

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Doing things on your own.

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Duty

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A moral or obligation. Responsibility.

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Vigil

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A devotional watching.

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Alien

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Non-citizen or person born in another country.

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Saboteur

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Someone who destroys or damages.

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Dignity

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A sense of pride in oneself.

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Barracks

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A cheaply made home to house typically military servicemen, refugees.

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Mess Halls

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A cafeteria/meal room.

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Chow Lines

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Foodline

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Mess Kits

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Utensils/Kit with tools for cooking and dining.

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Block

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A row consisting of barracks.

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Unit

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Part of a barrack that is 16 x 20ft.

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Isolated

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Secluded, Remote, Solitary.

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Boisterous

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Unrulty

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Reign

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Control

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Humaliating

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Degrading, Crushing, Embarrassing.

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Patriarch

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Male figurehead, Father.

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Migrant

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Someone who moves from different places and positions constantly.

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Refugees

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People forced out of their original homes by government or nature and take shelter somewhere else temporarily.

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Internment

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Prison

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Tolerance

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capacity to endure pain or hardship.

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Shiver

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To shake with coldness fear, or excitement.

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Heap

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To put in a pile.

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Scan

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To survey.

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Scrounge

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To find by looking.

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Assert

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To defend.

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Lath

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Leftover scraps of material including fabrics and papers.

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Mischievous

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Suspected bad by being sneaky.

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Dimmest

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Lightest, Littleset.

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Surplus

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Extras, Leftover.

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Marooned

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Stranded or Struck.

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Modest

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Neither bold nor self-assertive.

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Endure

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To undergo without giving in.

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Abundant

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A lot, many, much.

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Edicts

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Rule.

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Filial

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Connection with parents.

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Grunion

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Type of Fish.

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Promenade

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Walk.

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Astounded

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Surprised, Flabbergasted.

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Reptilian

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Lizard like, Snake like.

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Catechism

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Catholism.

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Reverent

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Respectful.

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Derision

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Ridicule, Scorn.

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Buxom

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Healthly plump.

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Perilously

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Dangerous, On the Edge.

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Desolate

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Joyless, Lonely.

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Defer

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Postpone, Pause, Work, Hesitate.

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Remnants

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Leftover pieces, People.

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Wield

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Bore as a weapon.

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Virtue

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Behavior showing kind moral standing. Desire, Deep feeling or respect.

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Metamorphosis

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Change in society/economy and lifestyles.

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Feudal

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Outdated village/ economy to a newer one.

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Magistrate

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Official administrative judge.

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Emigrate

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Move from one area or country.

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Brooding

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Showing deep unhappiness in thought.

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Concoct

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Prepare or make by combining ingredients.

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Lurching

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To stagger.

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Lingered

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To stay in a place longer than necessary.

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Leper

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An outcast, an ostracized person.

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Brandishing

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To wave a weapon.

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Tirade

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An angry speech.

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Symbolism

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When an object represents an idea.

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Denotation

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Dictionary definition.

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Connotation

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A word’s emotional content.

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Inu

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Dog; or highly disrespectful term for a traitor in Japanese culture.

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Summary

A

The gist.

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Inference

A

Making a connection.

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