VOCABULARY AND ALLUSIONS IN THREE LITTLE WORDS

CHAPTER 11Perverse (208) willfully determined ordisposed to go counter to what isexpected or desired; contraryBreak faith (209) to stop supportingan idea or person, especially by notdoing what you promised to doBoomerang (209) 1. a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by theAustralian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can bethrown so as to return to the thrower2. to come back or return, as a boomerangIntensive (209) great energy,strength, concentration, vehemence,etc.Frantic (210) desperate or wild withexcitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.;frenziedDefy (211) to challenge the power of;resist boldly or openlyHolocaust Memorial Museum (210)Shrugged (211) to raise and contract(the shoulders), expressingindifference, disdain, etc.Resilient (212) recovering readilyfrom illness, depression, adversity, orthe like; buoyantContemplated (214) to considerthoroughly; think fully or deeply aboutRelented (215) to soften in feeling,temper, or determination; becomemore mild, compassionate, orforgivingwww.ushmm.org/Auschwitz (210)Sweetbreads (216) the pancreas ofan animal, esp. a calf or a lamb, usedfor foodGnarly (217) Slang. distasteful;distressing; offensive; grossSeethed (217) to be in a state ofagitation or excitementwww.eagleton.rutgers.eduMetro (210)Snide (220) derogatory in a nasty,insinuating mannerProceedings (221) the instituting orcarrying on of an action at lawBailiff (222) an officer employed toexecute writs and processes, makearrests, keep order in the court, etc.www.wmata.com/