Anthem Vocab

1. ATONE- make amends or reparation

2. AVERT- turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)

3. BOON- a thing that is helpful or beneficial

4. BRIGADES- a subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division

5. CONVULSION- a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles

6. DEIGNED- do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

7. FATHOM- understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought

8. FURROWS- make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something)

9. INFAMY- the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed

11. MANDATE- an official order or commission to do something

12. REDEMPTION- the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt

13. SOLEMN- formal and dignified

14.TAUT- stretched or pulled tight; not slack

15. TARRIED- stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place

16. TOIL- work extremely hard or incessantly

17.TORRENT- showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with

18. TRANSGRESSION- an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense

19. VICE- immoral or wicked behavior

20. WHIM- a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained