1. Speak by laurie halse anderson Vocabulary List #2

2. Degrading Adjective Humiliating; disgrace; dishonor.
The Ecology Club is planning a rally to protest the “degrading of an endangered species” ().
Video Clip: “Lion King” -

3. Refurbished Adjective To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.
“I hang out in my refurbished closet. It is shaping up nicely” ().
Video Clip: “Wizard of Oz” -

4. Xenophobic Noun Unreasonable fear or hatred or foreigners.
“I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic” ().
Video Clip: “Monster’s Inc.” -
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5. Retreat Verb To withdraw or go back.
“They retreat to their corners when the phone rings again” ().
Video Clip: “Cinderella” -
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6. Subjectivity
Noun
Decisions based on personal feelings rather than facts.
“Caught up in the meaning, in the subjectivity of the effect of commercialism on this holiday” ().

7. Sensibilities Noun Emotions or feelings
“The knife and fork were obviously middle-class sensibilities” ().

8. Revolutionary Adjective Support for a radical change or innovation.
“The revolutionary spirit is even breaking out in social studies class” ().
Video Clip: “Shrek 4” -

9. Drone Noun A remote control mechanism.
“I’m just like them – an ordinary drone dressed in secrets and lies” ().

10. Demure Adjective Shy, modest, coy.
“Ms. Conors did not win a lacrosse scholarship by being demure or hesitant” ().

11. Dormant Adjective Inactive; lying asleep; not erupting.
“Mt. Dad, long dormant, now considered armed and dangerous” ().