Library Word of the Week: The Words of Divergent

This week the library is featuring series fiction. One of my current favorite series is Divergent by Veronica
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My favorite faction in the world of Divergent are the Dauntless. You'd think I would like the Erudite, but I think they hoard information like a dragon hoards gold. Information should be free to access for everyone.

abdignation
the act of renouncing or rejecting something
self-denial.

amity
a state of friendship and cordiality
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
A group of Amity girls in yellow and red sit in a circle on the cafeteria floor, playing some kind of hand-slapping game involving a rhyming song.


candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
Candor values honesty, but our faction, Abnegation, values selflessness.

dauntless
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
In front of it is a large metal sculpture that the Dauntless climb after school, daring each other to go higher and higher.


divergent
tending to move apart in different directions
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
People who get this kind of result are…” She looks over her shoulder like she expects someone to appear behind her. “… are called… Divergent.”


erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
At another set of tables, the Erudite chatter over books and newspapers, in constant pursuit of knowledge.



More words here: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/258534#view=notes