The Other Wes Moore Vocabulary CH 3

The Other Wes Moore Vocabulary CH 3

by Erin Tubolino

​Dilapidated

run down​

Quadrangles​

polygon shape, usually used to describe geographic areas​

Transcended​

​to travel through, or be carried through the limits of something

Predominantly​

synonym for mostly, or almost entirely composed of​

Unrelenting​

never ending​

Taunting​

teasing ​

Panhandler​

person asking for money by the side of the road

​Influx

​in coming, amount entering an area

​Ridicule

​to make a person feel humiliated

Explicitly​

specifically, exactly​

Pristine​

​perfect, without blemish

Homogenous​

all the same type​

​Crosscurrent

​a strong force directly opposing another strong force

Nonchalantly​

​casually, said/done as if not of importance

Contradictions​

directly opposing a point of view, actions do not match the words​