Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Glossary

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Glossary

Exploratory

Investigative, Fact-finding (Adjective).

Concentration

Cluster, Congregation, Assemblage (Noun).

Incredible

Unbelievable, Improbable, Unimaginable (Adjective).

Exuberance

Buoyancy, Cheerfulness, Ebullience (Noun).

Audacity

Impudence, Impertinence, Insolence (Noun).

Reverential

Respectful (Adjective).

Schoolmarm

A schoolmistress (Noun, North American colloquial usage).

Skepticism

Doubtfulness, Dubiousness (Noun).

Candidly

Frankly, Honestly, Naturally (Adverb).

Sophisticated

Experienced, Knowledgeable (Adjective).

Intruder

Trespasser, Invader (Noun).

Bequeath

Consign, Entrust (Verb).

Decorous

Decent, Becoming, Befitting (Adjective).

Arrogant

Haughty, Egotistic (Adjective).

Retaliate

Fight back, Strike Back, Reciprocate (Verb).

Massacre

Slaughter, Annihilate, Exterminate (Verb, can also be used as a noun).

Confinement

Imprisonment, Captivity, Incarceration (Noun).

Subordinate

Junior, Lower-ranking (Adjective).

Remnant

Survivor (Adjective).

Encompass

Enclose, Surround, Engulf, Encircle (Verb).

Penetrate

Infiltrate, Sneak in (Verb).

Unyielding

Resolute, Uncompromising, Inflexible (Adjective).

Compliant

Acquiescent, Accommodating, Complaisant (Adjective).

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