"Year of Impossible Goodbyes" Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 impetuous | Impulsive |
| espouse | to support an idea (like communism) |
| derisively | to say in a mocking tone of voice |
| benevolent | kind and generous |
| propaganda | speeches used to convince you to adopt a certain belief (like pro-communism) |
| racked | emotionally tortured |
| meander | to wander around aimlessly |
| frenetically | to do something in a crazy way |
| devout | devoted (especially to a religion) |
| oblivious | unaware |
| enshrined | enclosed in |
| boisterous | giddy, excited |
| candor | honesty |
| peasant | a person of low social rank |
| emanating | to flow out from (like branches flowing out from the trunk of a tree) |
| quotas | the minimum number of goods that must be produced (this is the usage in the novel) |
| vehemently | to say something in a strong way |
| audible | able to be heard |
| dilapidated | run-down, falling apart |
| shrouded | covered or hidden from view by something |
| subservience | to obey |
| drab | dull, boring |
| gesticulating | motioning with one's hands |
| vigorously | to do something in a strong way |
| incessantly | non-stop, constantly |
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