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As you read Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony," learn these word lists for the novel: Sections 1-3, Sections 4-5, Sections 6-8, Sections 9-10
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  1. appear
    come into sight or view
  2. ceremony
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
  3. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  4. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  5. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
  6. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  7. realize
    be fully aware or cognizant of
  8. intent
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  9. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  10. scatter
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  11. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  12. depend
    be determined by something else
  13. incessantly
    without interruption
  14. approach
    move towards
  15. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  16. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  17. penetrate
    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
  18. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  19. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  20. pretend
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  21. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  22. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
  23. mourn
    feel sadness
  24. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  25. conceal
    prevent from being seen or discovered
  26. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  27. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  28. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
  29. overwhelm
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  30. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  31. cataract
    disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye
  32. restore
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  33. crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  34. evaporate
    change into gas or steam
  35. shrapnel
    shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight
  36. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  37. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  38. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  39. offend
    cause to feel resentment or indignation
  40. forgiveness
    the act of excusing a mistake or offense
Created on 七月 11, 2013

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