The Other Wes Moore
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wphssimmons on July 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 evade | to avoid |
| Inquisition | a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) |
| Incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| epiphany | a moment of sudden revelation or insight |
| audacity | rude boldness; nerve |
| retrospect | look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.) |
| simultaneously | happening at the same time |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person |
| chasm | deep breach; wide gap or rift |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| tirade | A long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| stellar | excellent; outstanding |
| austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
| dubious | open to doubt or suspicion |
| deferential | showing respect |
| juncture | A joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
| irrevocable | irreversible; incapable of being changed or called back |
| prowess | superior skill or ability |
| crucial | of extreme importance |
| adrift | feeling alone and aimless |
| diverge | extend in a different direction |
| illuminate | to light up or make clear, brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand; Ex. illuminating remarks |
| superficial | of little substance or significance; , being or affecting or concerned with a surface |
| melodramatic | overly emotional; , overly dramatic |
| narcissistic | conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration |
| presumptuous | too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds; , assuming too much; arrogant |
| unprecedented | never having happened before |
| phalanx | a body of troops in close array; , a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things |
| rendered | made; , to cause or become |
| self-indulgent | Characterized by doing or tending to do exactly what one wants; , satisfying yourself |
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