Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River Glossary

by Velma Wallis

Raising Ourselves: A Gwich'in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River Glossary

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Atrocities

Injustices, abominations

Covertly

Veiled, secretly

Ruffian

Thugs, villains

Disdainful

Scornful, contemptuous

Inscrutable

Mysterious, enigmatic

Convulsive

Jerky, violent

Abnegation

Denial, renunciation

Insurgent

Anarchist, revolutionary

Mortification

Humiliation, awkwardness

Gallantry

Courage, heroism

Thwarted

Defeated, obstructed

Vehement

Ardent, forceful

Penance

Atonement, penalty

Ignoramus

Idiot, imbecile

Venality

Depravity, corruption

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