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TWGTB Test
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (TWGTB)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| confrontation | acts of opposing or standing face to face against someone or something |
| demonstrations | public meetings or parades in which people show how they feel about and issue |
| picketing | marching or standing outside a business, government building, or other place and carrying signs to show opposition to a policy or practice |
| banned | made illegal/forbade |
| boycotts | protest in which people refuse to buy someone's merchandise or use someone's services |
| sit-ins | protest in which people sit down in a place and refuse to leave |
| strove | tried hard |
| segregation | practice of keeping different races or groups of people apart |
| interracial | between people of different races |
| prohibited | outlawed, forbidden |
| pervasive | widespread |
| discrimination | show of prejudice or bias against a group of people or an individual in that group |
| amended | changed, revised |
| curve balls | baseball pitches that unexpectedly change direction |
| fluttered | shook rapidly, trmbled |
| sonic boom | an explosive sound caused by planes moving faster than the speed of sound |
| electrocuted | killed with an electric shock |
| whirlpool | dangerously spinning body of water |
| scolding | correcting angrily, nagging |
| wilier | more crafty or sly |
| frequencies | the tone or level of sound vibrations |
| bad - dispositioned | unhappy & irritable |
| pathetic | inspiring pity |
| facilities | rooms or building used for a special purpose, such as restrooms ad restaurants |
| sanitation | relating to hygiene especially a clean water supply |
| offended | had one's feeling hurt, was insulted |
| transferred | moved, sent |
| grapevine | an informal means of spreading information from person to person |
| eavesdropped | listened secretly |
| accustomed | get used to something |
| maestro | master of an art such as musical conductor |
| swoon | faint |
| patter | informal/rapid chatter |
| enhance | improve/make better |
| technician | person who is expert in the mechanics of some device or machine |
| hacked | carelessly cut or chopped |
| haphazardly | randomly, by chance |
| grasped | understood/realized |
| exculsive | unique |
| phonic | having to do with sound |
| dispersal | condition of being spread out or scattered |
| seniority | privilege that comes from being older |
| pinnacle | peak or highest point |
| ultimate | something that is the greatest or highest possible |
| tolerate | put up with |
| linoleum | smooth floor tiles |
| conscience | sense of right and wrong |
| peon | impoverished laborer, especially one who does menial work |
| traitor | betraying |
| flamethrower | a weapon that shoots fire |
| frostbite | freezing or partial freezing of part of the body |
| hypnotized | in a trance - like state |
| zombie | person in a sleep like state and with a strange appearance |
| pliers | a tool used for gripping or bending objects |
| radioactive | giving off dangerous levels of nuclear radiation |
| reinforcements | additional or supporting forces |
| desperate | wanting intensely |
| punctual | on time |
| bravo | very good |
| emulate | imitate or copy |
| intimidate | to bully or threaten |
| assure | encouraging by promising |
| incapable | not able |
| hostile | unfriendly or threatening |
| Flypaper | sticky paper made to catch flies |
| landlord | person who rents property to others |
| juvenile delinguent | person under 18 who gets into a lot of trouble |
| thermostat | device for controlling temperature |
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