Abnegation
To "abnegate" is to deny or renounce oneself.
Amity
Friendship or peaceful harmony.
Candor
Oppenness and sincerity in speech or expression.
Chasm
A yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface.
Compound
An enclosure or camp.
Dauntless
The faction name "Dauntless" comes from the word "daunting" which would be used to describe something intimidating or fearful.
Divergent
To "diverge" means to move in different directions from a common point; in Tris's society, people who are divergent display an aptitude for multiple factions, therefore their minds split in different directions.
Duress
Compulsion by threat.
Erudite
Characterized by great knowledge, learned, or scholarly.
Faction
A group or clique within a larger group, party, government, or organization.
Fraternize
Associate with in a friendly way.
Hairline Fracture
A fracture in which the fragments of bone do not separate because the line of break is so fine.
Hellion
A rough or rowdy person; a troublemaker.
Masochism
Taking pleasure in pain or abuse.
Recoil (gun)
The backward movement of a gun when fired.
Sadism
Delight in cruelty.
Sector
A part or subdivision of a society.
Self-Depracating
Belittling or undervaluing oneself; being excessively modest.
Simulation
The technique of representing the real world through a computer program.
Lemongrass
A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells like lemon.
