Wk20 Vocab 2CP (Chopin + Adichie)

Perpetuate

• to make something (typically undesirable) continue indefinitely

• to be involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

• proceeding in a gradual, subtle way with harmful effects

• to treat a person or group as insignificant or to make them powerless

complicit

• to treat a person or a group as insignificant in order to make them powerless

• involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing 

  
  

• to treat a person as insignificant in order to make them powerless 

  
  

•  to make something undesirable continue indefinitely

  
  

marginalize

•  involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

• to treat a person as insignificant or in order to make them powerless

• to take away land, property, or other possessions

  
  

• a widely held but oversimplified idea, generally negative and harmful

  
  

insidious

• involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing

• to treat a person as insignificant in order to make them powerless

• proceeding in a gradual, subtle way with harmful effects

• to take away land, property, or other possessions

dispossess

• to treat a person as insignificant in order to make them powerless

• to make something undesirable continue indefinitely

• to take away land, property, or other possessions

• a widely held but oversimplified idea, generally negative or harmful

situational irony

• an unexpected outcome of a situation that is a surprise to both characters and audience

  
  

• proceeding in a gradual, subtle way with harmful effects

  
  

• to take away land, property, or other possessions

  
  

• a widely held but oversimplified idea, generally negative and harmful

  
  

What does 'indulgent' mean?

• Overly generous or lenient

• Dark or dull in color or tone

• To lose all hope

• Not usual or accustomed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does 'portly' mean?

• Plump or overweight

• Gradually spreading through or over

• To lose all hope

• Not usual or accustomed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What is 'muslin'?

• Lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave

• Plump or overweight

• To provide with a shoe or shoes

• A marshy outlet of a lake or river

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What does 'suffused' mean?

• Gradually spreading through or over

• A woman's light dressing gown or negligee

• A person who is one-quarter black by descent

• Despair

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4