Week Two: 9/9 - 9/22
This week Pages 136 to 230 of Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad.
New Vocabulary
-vehement: (137) showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
-mercenary: (145) (of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
-camaraderie: (148) mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
-hucksterism: (151) a person who employs showy methods to effect a sale, win votes, etc.: the crass methods of political hucksters.
-elitist: (156) a person who believes that a system or society should be ruled or dominated by an elite.
-benediction: (161) the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service
-counterculture: (167) a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm
-pragmatism: (173) an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.
-preeminent: (174) surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
-shambolic: (211) chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged
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