Coming of Age Vocab

Civil (adj.)

• neutral

• polite and respectful

• pertaining to the government

• conflict

Conscious (adj.)

• determined

• your inner morals

• aware

• feeling ugly

Contrite (adj.)

• dealing with the prison system

• made of rock/stone

• overly complicated

• feeling or expressing guilt, regret, or remorse

Defiance (n.)

• broken/breaking

• disobedience or resistance to someone else's wishes

• a revolution and/or violent uprising

• something so loud as to be deafening

Futile (adj.)

• subservient

• scared/pitiful

• pointless

• relating to feudal leadership

Hierarchy (n.)

• a complete lack of governance/control

• when a single ruler leads a country

• a system of ranking people(s) one above the other

• the hiring system in place at a company

Idealism (n.)

• a religious movement that focuses on ideas over faith

• being good with ideas; being the "ideas guy"

• prone to having ideas

• extreme hopefulness or belief in something

Innocence (adj.)

• shorthand for the phrase "in a sense"

• lack of worldly experience; lack of guilt or evil intention

• someone who has not committed a crime

• ignorant

Tenuous (adj.)

• confusing and/or perplexing

• very weak; not substantial

• ten or more

• pertaining to diplomatic relations

After realizing the consequences of his actions, he felt genuinely _______ about the harm he had caused.