Across Five Aprils Chapters 1-6
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| Vocabulary Across Five Aprils
Chapters 1-6 Aloof Part of Speech – Adj Definition – removed or distant either physically or emotionally Sentence – Her aloof manner gained her few friends. Desolate Part of Speech – Adj. Definition – miserable; forsaken Sentence – The streets which were usually so congested with cars and people have now grown desolate. Secession Part of Speech –n Definition –formal withdrawal from an organization Sentence – The secession of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War. Tumult Part of Speech – n Definition – mental or emotional agitation Sentence –Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. --Pope. Abolitionist Part of Speech – n Definition – a person in favor of abolishing, or ending, slavery Sentence – Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist; she helped slaves escape to freedom on The Underground Railroad. Demotion Part of Speech –n Definition – a reduction to a lower rank or a grade of lesser importance Sentence – If an employee is not performing their duties, they may receive a demotion to a lower position. Detain Part of Speech – v Definition – to delay or hold back Sentence – One must pass their core classes in 8th grade or they may be detained! Dissipate Part of Speech –v Definition –to break up and scatter Sentence – The fog dissipated when the sun started to shine. Pompous Part of Speech –adj. Definition –self-important or arrogant Sentence – The pompous official enjoyed commanding his subject to walk his dog whenever it rained out. Comeuppance Part of Speech – n Definition – a deserved penalty or punishment Sentence - the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation Directory: uploaded -> faculty -> kfoley faculty -> What was the Hitler Youth? What was Hitler’s goal in creating the Hitler Youth? faculty -> Texts: George Brown Tindall and David E. Shi faculty -> Abraham Lincoln and America’s Greatest Self-Study kfoley -> Purpose: Read to learn how a bully provides some comic relief amid the tragedy of war faculty -> America, My Country ‘Tis of Thee faculty -> Unit 2 Chapter 11 True/False Questions faculty -> Lecture on How the West was Settled Land Fever faculty -> By Matthew Martinelli faculty -> Sunday Monday Tuesday Share with your friends:
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