Reading Glossary “Triumph Out of Tragedy” Unit 3, page 32 plunged her into: suddenly put her into erased: took away crushing: destructive handicapped: with disabilities humanitari
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Reading Glossary
“Triumph Out of Tragedy”
(Unit 3, page 32)
plunged her into: suddenly put her into
erased: took away
crushing: destructive
handicapped: with disabilities
humanitarian: person who helps many people
cope with: adjust to and overcome
frustration: feeling unable to do something one wants to do
pretend: make certain actions in order to make others believe one is doing something outbursts: sudden and powerful expressions of emotions
unruly: behaving badly
kicked: hit violently with one’s foot in order to harm
scratched: use one’s fingernails to harm another
blind: unable to see
deaf: unable to hear
far from: not at all
encouraging: causing hope and optimism
not quite seven: almost seven
soul: spirit
barriers: things that prevent someone from doing what one wants
swept away: removed
inspired: gave hope and optimism
yearning: a sad desire for something one can’t have
vague: unclear or undefined
content: happy, satisfied