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Summer School Word of the Day Sample Sentences: **Fathom** //(verb)// to understand, comprehend **Hindrance** (noun) An obstacle **Insinuate** (verb) to imply **Mitigate** v. To make milder or more endurable.
 * Abject** (adjective) sunk to a low condition
 * · Living with T-Ray, Lily was exposed to abject conditions: long hours of work in the peach stand, harsh punishment and neglect.
 * · I’m forced to join into abject drama. (Olivia)
 * Acquiesce** (verb) to comply; submit.
 * · Rosaleen refused to acquiesce to the men’s demands that she apologize, even though she was beaten for it.
 * · Kevin acquiesced once the cop pinned him to the car. (Kevin)
 * Bolster** (verb) to support and strengthen
 * · Lily was bolstered by August’s acceptance and love.
 * · Winning the three races would really bolster her confidence for the rest of the season. (Renee)
 * Candor** (noun) the quality of frankness or outspokenness
 * · Lily speaks with candor when she examines her previous feelings about African American women: “August //is so intelligent, so cultured//, and I was surprised by this. That’s what let me know I had some prejudice buried inside me” (78).
 * · He described capitalism and expressed his dislike with candor. (Sylvia)
 * Decrepit** (adj.) enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.
 * · Unfortunately, my old dog has become decrepit—he smells bad, his teeth are rotten, and he sheds like crazy.
 * · The family dog might have been decrepit, but he was well loved. (Sylvia)
 * Emergent** (adjective) coming into view
 * · The caterpillar is actually an emergent butterfly, and all of you are emergent writers.
 * · Kevin saw an emergent ship come into view. (Nate)
 * · I cannot fathom why Nate does not like //Secret Life of Bees//
 * · “The finite mind cannot fathom the mysteries of God.” (Elijah Mohammad) I cannot fathom what he was talking about. (Renee)
 * Garrulous** (adjective) Talkative, wordy
 * · I get frustrated with the class when they are so garrulous that they do not hear what I have to say.
 * · I hate this garrulous book [//Secret Life of Bees//], the girl [Lily] won’t shut up about her panties. (Kevin)
 * · In 1964, the color of your skin could be a hindrance to your acceptance into society.
 * · When Kevin was running from Nazi zombies, there were a lot of hinderances in his way: roots, stumps and rivers as well as his own lack of fitness.
 * · When June stopped playing the piano as Lily reached out to touch the Black Mary statue’s heart, she insinuated that Lily was not welcome there.
 * · Mickey Mouse insinuated that he wanted me to talk in a high pitch voice when he kicked me in the groin, ouch!
 * · Ponyboy’s injuries were mitigated by his brothers when they showed up to chase away the Socs who were attacking him.