1. Inside Out and Back Again- Vocabulary
Part II

2. justify Verb To make something seem reasonable; to explain something
It was hard for Brother Koi to justify the family’s moved from Saigon to America.

3. migration Noun Movement from one place to another
The migration of the Vietnamese refugees to America had many positive and negative effects.

4. obvious Noun or Adjective
Clear, evident, easily recognized or understood
It was obvious to the students in Ha’s new school that she was not from Alabama.

5. giddy
Adjective
Excited to the point of almost feeling dizzy or light-headed; silly and excited
When the refugees on the boat finally saw land in the distance, many felt giddy and jumped up and down.

6. solitude Noun Privacy; isolation; separateness
Although Ha loved being with her mother, when she had solitude, she thought back to happier times in Saigon.

7. flaunt Verb To show something in a “show-off” kind of way
Ha and her family were humble and did not flaunt their Christmas gifts they received from the cowboy and his wife.

8. chiding Verb Scolding; blaming; reprimanding
One of Ha’s wishes is that Mother will “stop chiding” her to “stay calm”.

9. idle Adjective Not active; not working; at rest; unemployed
Mother wanted her children to be active learners and workers rather than be simply idle.

10. contorted Verb or adjective Twisted; bent; crooked
The contorted body of Brother Khoi’s baby chick made both Ha and her brother very sad.

11. superstitious
Noun
Thoughts and actions related to traditional and magical beliefs
The Vietnamese people may be described as superstitious with their actions during Tet.