There There Vocab: Part 2

Heritage

Cultural beliefs & traditions passed down from ancestors.

Gradient

A slow change in difference; slow progression.

Relapse

Falling back into a former state, illness, or addiction.

Decor

A room’s furnishings, at work, etc.

Stoic

Showing little emotion or expression.

Succession

A series of events, objects, or people that come right after one another.

Threshold

A door, archway, or boundary that separates two rooms.

Regalia

Decorative clothing worn by Native dancers @ a powwow.

Precious

Highly valued or cherished.

Instrumental

Song that features musical instruments without voices.

Sobriety

Abstaining from the use of addictive substances.

Intertribal

Shared among multiple tribes.

Miscellany

Collection of a wide variety of different things.

Resilient

Capable of withstanding hardship without breaking; able to recover.

Genocide

Deliberate & systematic killing of people who belong to a certain group.

Scythe

Farming tool with long & curved blade to cut grass or grain.

Noncommittal

Giving no clear indication of one’s real attitude or feelings.

Erratic

Lacking any regularity or consistency; random