The Freedom Writers Diary Glossary

The Freedom Writers Diary Glossary

meticulously

Done with painstaking care and attention to detail.

degraded

Humiliated and dehumanized

disingenuous

Faking innocence for the true purpose of being furtive

integral

Something which is considered essential or elemental

remedial

Relating to teaching at the most basic level

concierge

An attendant who takes care of personal needs and requirements of guests at a hotel

disgruntled

Characterizing a state of disappointment or dissatisfaction

dismantle

To tear something apart so that it no longer exists

demographics

The social science study of statistical breakdowns of groups within a population

restitution

The process of compensation to redress past wrongs.

encapsulate

To fully enclose or confine something; to summarize a given text

catalyst

An agent that stimulates or incites an action

hone

To figuratively sharpen one’s skills or abilities

accolades

Honors, awards and less tangible expressions of approval of one’s work

saunter

To walk in a style demonstrating a lack of concern

emulate

To copy or attempt to approximate the behavior or personality of another out of a positive desire

putrid

Either literally rotting or figurative appearing to be in such a state

commiserate

To sympathize with the conditions or circumstances being experienced by another

onus

A burden of proof placed upon someone

fatalistic

A perspective toward existence assuming that fate is pre-determined and cannot be altered.

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