The Boys in the Boat - VOCABULARY

Extremely difficult, requiring great effort

• herculean

• attenuated

• composure

• transcend

• shantytown

Weakened, impaired

• herculean

• attenuated

• composure

• transcend

• shantytown

Being calm or in control of oneself

• herculean

• attenuated

• composure

• transcend

• shantytown

To go beyond the normal range or limits

• herculean

• attenuated

• composure

• transcend

• shantytown

A slum area with a large number of crudely constructed houses

• herculean

• attenuated

• composure

• transcend

• shantytown

A small lockable box in which valuables may be stored

• strongbox

• parlance

• regatta

• bolshevik

• socialist

A particular way of speaking, usually as a local custom

• strongbox

• parlance

• regatta

• bolshevik

• socialist

A series of boat races

• strongbox

• parlance

• regatta

• bolshevik

• socialist

A member of the Communist Party

• strongbox

• parlance

• regatta

• bolshevik

• socialist

A person who believes in the political and economic theory of organization in which the production, distribution, and exchange of products is owned or regulated by the community as a whole

• strongbox

• parlance

• regatta

• bolshevik

• socialist