White Tigers: Lit. Circle Part 2

Part 2 for my group was from page 34 – 53…

Forebodingly: (p.34) a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment

Tooled: (p.35) To form, work, or decorate with a tool; To ornament (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool; (Slang) To drive (a vehicle)

Dethrone: (p.36) to remove from a throne; depose; to remove from any position of power or authority

Fiefdom: (p.37) the estate or domain of a feudal lord; anything, as an organization or real estate, owned or controlled by one dominant person or group

Encampment: (p.37) an act or instance of encamping; lodgment in a camp; the place or quarters occupied in camping; camp

Palanquins: (p. 38) A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia

Jounce: (p.39) to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce

Gestation: (p.39) The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy; the conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind

Fontanel: (p.40) tne of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull

Palpable: (p.41) readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident

Mercenary: (p.44) working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal; hired to serve in a foreign army, guerrilla organization, etc

Amazons: (p.45) (Greek Mythology) A member of a nation of women warriors reputed to have lived in Scythia; a tall, aggressive, strong-willed woman.

Vouch: (p.45) to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc.); to attest; guarantee; certify

Emigrant: (p.46) a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region

Immigrant: (p.46) a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence; an organism found in a new habitat

Deign: (p.48) do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

Forged: (p.49) make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it

Communist: (p.50) political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

Flotage: (p.52) the act or state of floating.

Anthropology: (p.52) the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind; the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals; the science of humans and their works.

Concession: (p.53) the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument;the thing or point yielded; something conceded by a government or a controlling authority, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.

Idiom: (p. 53) an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements or from the general grammatical rules of a languag, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics; a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people