Farewell to Manzanar Vocabulary Ch. 1-11

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futile

Back

useless; hopeless

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submissive

Back

tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others

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wield

Back

to handle skillfully

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yearning

Back

a feeling of intense longing for something

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gaunt

Back

thin and bony

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resilience

Back

the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

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perseverance

Back

persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

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empathy

Back

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another

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discrimination

Back

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

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oppression

Back

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control