We Are Not Free Vocab

Issei

a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.

Contraband

goods that are prohibited by law from being imported, exported or possessed, often involving illegal smuggling or evasion of taxes.

Saunter

to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll.

Gingerly

with great care or caution; warily.

Pursuant

proceeding after; following (usually followed by to).

Docile

easily managed or handled

Plaintive

expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

Mollified

calmed down, soothed, or appeased

Palpable

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident.

Bleak

bare, desolate, and often windswept

Dearth

an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack.

Penchant

a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.

Careen

to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion.

Fester

to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.

Propriety

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners

Genteel

belonging or suited to polite society

Furor

a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like

Sidle

to move sideways or obliquely

Wheedle

to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts.

Scrabble

to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands

De Facto

in fact; in reality