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UNIT 4 Vocabulary
High Point "Words to Know"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a fork in the road? | A fork in the road is a place where a road splits and goes in two different directions |
| accused | blamed |
| crime | something that is against the law |
| cruel | very mean |
| guilty | responsible for doing something wrong |
| innocent | blameless, free from fault |
| judge | determine to be right or wrong |
| justice | fairness, decision based on the law |
| ordinary | usual, typical |
| punished | made to suffer for doing something wrong |
| rewarded | given something on return for something done |
| diverged | seperated |
| undergrowth | bushes, low plants |
| passing | evidence of people going |
| trodden | beaten, pounded, trampled |
| ages and ages hence | many years from now, long in the future |
| able-bodied person | someone with a strong, healthy body |
| capable | able to do things well |
| coach | person who teaches or trains athletes |
| dash | a short run |
| deuce | nickname for the 200-yard run |
| disabled athlete | a person with physical difficulties who takes part in sports |
| double below-the-knee amputee | someone whose legs have been removed from the knee down |
| event | item or contest in a sports program |
| personal-best | best ever time or score for an athlete |
| prosthesis | artificial device that replaces a part of the body |
| single-leg amputee record | best ever done by someone who has had one leg removed |
| test of will | chance to see how much you believe you can do something |
| track meet | series of contests in running, jumping, and throwing |
| diplomat | person living in one country, representing another country's government |
| Holocaust | murder of 6 million Jews ad others during World War II |
| issue | provide or give out |
| Jew | person whose religion is Judaism |
| official written permission | document signed by a person in charge that allow you to do something |
| refugee | person who leaves a country to escape danger |
| survivor | person who lives through a difficult situation |
| visa | signature or stamp needed to enter another country |
| alternative | different choice |
| consider | think over carefully |
| decision | final choice |
| endanger | put in the way of harm |
| option | one of two or more choices |
| reason | think about the facts and then draw conclusions |
| regret | feel sorry about |
| risk | chance of harm or loss |
| setback | something that stops or reverses progress |
| When you tell what you think will happen next and then check to see if you were right, what reading strategy are you using? | Make and Confirm Predictions |
| When you retell what happened focusing on the MAIN POINTS which reading strategy are you using? | Summarizing |
| When you put something from the text in YOUR OWN WORDS, what are you doing? | Paraphrasing |
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