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Unit 1 Good Citizens
Reading and Language Arts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| principal | the leader of a school |
| proud | pleased with yourself or someone else |
| strolled | walked slowly |
| announced | made known |
| certainly | surely |
| soared | flew upward |
| worried | thinking about something bad that may happen |
| trial | a meeting in a court to decide if someone has broken the law |
| jury | the group of people who make the decision in a trial |
| stand | the place where a witness in a trial sits while being questioned |
| guilty | having done something wrong |
| honest | truthful |
| convinced | made someone believe or agree to something |
| pointed | used a finger to show where something is |
| murmur | the sound of people speak very softly |
| block | the section of a street between two other streets |
| spreading | stretching something out |
| raise | to collect money |
| figure | to think |
| contacted | got in touch with someone |
| customers | people who buy something at a store |
| afford | to be able to pay |
| earn | to get something by working |
| foggy | filled with thick mist or clouds |
| stretch | to spread out |
| crew | a group of people working |
| balancing | keeping steady |
| tide | the rise and fall of the sea |
| cling | to hold tightly to something |
| excitement | the feeling of being stirred up |
| disappears | passes from sight |
| pronounced | said the sound of |
| stands | seats at a stadium or park or in the gym |
| fans | great admirers |
| league | group of people of teams |
| score | make points in a game |
| polish | to make shine, to make something better |
| style | a way of doing something |
| slammed | hit with sudden force |
| fine | very nice |