9th Grade Vocab

assimilationism (n)

• irritated; provoked; irked

• belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

• with more meaning than is spoken implied

• useless

mutilated (adj)

• maimed; damaged

• a suggested plan

• pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

• carelessly

viciously (adv)

• common; nothing special

• maimed; damaged

• with violence or fury

• dictator; harsh ruler

what is a synonym undistinguished

insinuatingly (adv)

• uncertainly

• cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

• with more meaning than is spoken

• belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

tyrant (n)

proposition (n)

• to be forced

• law or policy

• sleepy/lazy

• a suggested plan

vengeance (n)

• irritated; provoked; irked

• revenge

• pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

• belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

Sam thinks that sticks are futile

What does he think of the stick

• ugly

• useless

• helpful

• not clean

forlornly (adv)

• optimistic

• stealthily; in a way that hides motive

• hungry

• pitifully; desperately; hopelessly