A LONG WAY GONE VOCABULARY

Ms. Kiernan

Conception (n.)

“My conception of New York City came from rap music” (193).

Conception (n.)

Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought.

Countenance (n.)

“He was a young fellow […] but he was bald and his countenance made him look much older” (110).

Countenance (n.)

The appearance of a person’s face; a person’s expression.

Disconsolate (adj.)

“Her voice was trembling with sadness, and she wiped her disconsolate face…” (65).

Disconsolate (adj.)

Hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable.

Evaded (v.)

“…she continued asking, but we evaded her questions” (8).

Evaded (v.)

To escape or avoid.

Implement (v.)

“We had yet to learn these things and implement survival tactics” (29).

Implement (v.)

To fulfill, perform, carry out

Indelibly (adj.)

“To this day, I have an excellent photographic memory that enables me to remember details of my day-t0-day moments, indelibly” (51).

Indelibly (adj.)

Cannot be eliminated, forgotten, or changed

Reconcile (v.)

“The street […] was now a silent graveyard full of restless souls fighting to reconcile their sudden deaths” (205).

Reconcile (v.)

To restore to friendship or harmony; to settle, resolve

Subsequent (adj.)

“But Khalilou’s family had asked us to stay behind and follow them[…] if things didn’t improve in the subsequent days” (22).

Subsequent (adj.)

Occurring or coming later or after; following in order

Transfixed (adj.)

“But his eyes remained open, transfixed on the top of the forest” (99).

Transfixed (adj.)

To make or hold motionless.

Vigilance (n.)

“But we lost our vigilance to the gradual passing of time” (40).

Vigilance (n.)

Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

Academic Vocabulary Words•Data (n.): Facts or information used to calculate,

analyze, or plan something.•Teachers analyze test data to better help their students.

•Derive (v.): To take or get something from something else. •They derived great knowledge from their teacher.

•Distribute (v.): To give shares of something; to deal out.•The teacher distributes the test to the students.

•Establish (v.): To set up on a firm or permanent basis.•Teachers should establish a good relationship with their students.

•Evident (adj.): Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.•It was evident that nobody wanted to be in school on Friday.