GLOSSARY
TERMS TO KNOW
TERMS A-Z
DEFINITION
Anaheim (pg. 8) n. a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles
Armageddon (pg. 14)
n. the place where the final battle will be fought between the forces of good and evil (probably so called in reference to the battlefield of Megiddo. Rev. 16:16)
2. the last and completely destructive battle
3. any great and crucial conflict
Barrio (pg. 64)
n. (in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided
2. a part of a large U.S. city, especially a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population
Disciples (pg. 8)
n. Religion: one of the 12 personal followers of Christ; one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1; any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
Effigy (pg. 45)
n. a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument
2. a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule
Eulogy (pg. 50)
n. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person
2. high praise or commendation
Extortionist (pg. 51)
n. a person who engages in extortion (the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority; oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest)
Hypocrites (pg. 8)
n. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs,
principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions
belie stated beliefs
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements
Inertia (pg. 28)
n. inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness
Insurgency (pg. 45)
n. the state or condition of being insurgent
2. insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent
3. rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders
Lush (pg. 21)
n. slang drunkard; alcoholic; sot
Nuclear Winter (pg. 31)
n. the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations
Oblivion (pg. 3)
n. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown
2. the state of forgetting or of being oblivious
3. the act or process of dying out; complete annihilation or extinction
Propaganda (pg. 1)
n. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or
harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.
3. the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement
Ritalin (pg. 4)
n. a brand of methylphenidate (a central nervous system stimulant used in the control of narcolepsy) in its hydrochloride form
Subliminal (pg. 1)
adj. existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual
Vigilante (pg. 31)
n. any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime
*Zieg Heil (pg. 15)
“Victory” or “We will win” in German. Used by Nazis as an alternative to “Heil Hitler!”
Zip Gun (pg. 25)
n. a homemade pistol, typically consisting of a metal tube taped to a wooden stock and firing a .22-caliber bullet
40 Thieves (pg. 25)
n. tale of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves from One Thousand and One Nights
*Urban Dictionary