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Unbroken Young Adult Adaptation Part 1 Vocabulary

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zeppelin
Large gas filled balloon, blimp
habitually
repeatedly or continuously
resilient
quick to recover, bounce back
optimism
hopefulness and confidence about the future
melee
a noisy, confused fight
eugenics
a science that tries to improve the human race by controlling which people become parents
rehabilitation
process of changing or reforming a criminal
tittering
To giggle or restrained laughter
mania
An intense or extreme enthusiasm or excitement
obliterating
destroying completely
limbered
warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sports.
archvillian
A nemesis or somebody you dislike
prestigious
Highly valued
barnburner
an event that is very exciting or intense
inferno
intense heat
jettison
to cast overboard; to discard
pomade
scented ointment for hair or scalp
ghoulish
strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous; delighting in the revolting or loathsome
propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
stamina
the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort.
floundering
struggling
embargo
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
matinee
a performance in a theater or a showing of a movie that takes place in the daytime
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