- utter (adj and v): complete, absolute; (v) to say
- complicit (adj): involved with others in an illegal or wrong activity
- rudimentary (adj): involving limited or basic principles; relating to an immature, underdeveloped, or basic form
- to be attired (v): be dressed in clothes of a specific kind
- spindly (adj): (of a person or limb) long or tall and thin; (of a thing) thin and weak or insubstantial of construction
- potent (adj): powerful, influential, effective
- prone (adj): likely or liable to do, suffer from, or experience something (often something unwelcome or regrettable); lying flat (especially face downward)
- supine (adj): lying face upwards; failing to act because of moral weakness or indolence
- to impede (v): to delay or prevent someone or something by means of obstruction; hinder
- chimera (n): a thing that is hoped or wished for, but impossible to achieve; any mythological being that is constructed with parts from other beings; an organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues (from fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation).
For homework tonight, look at the three quotes that you chose from Chapters 20 - 27, choose one and relate it (in a short paragraph) to one of the following theme words that relate to the novel:
ostracism, injustice, culture, dreams/aspirations, community, religion, hockey, education, moral education, diversity, family/origins/ethnicity, identity, abuse.
