TFA - Chapters 20-25 VOCAB

Resilient

Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

Arrogant

Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance

Indignity

An affront to one’s self-esteem

Prestige

A high standing achieved through success or influence

Clamor

Make loud demands

Deter

Turn away from as by fear or persuasion

Bereaved

A person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

Desecrate

Remove the sacredness from a person or an object

Imminent

Close in time; about to occur

Desolate

Providing no shelter or sustenance

Discordant

Not in agreement or harmony

Composure

Steadiness of mind under stress

Grievance

A complaint about a wrong that causes resentment

scuffle

Disorderly fighting

Appease

Make peace with

Superfluous

More than is needed, desired, or required

Resolute

Charcterized by quickness and firmness

Pacification

Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency