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Module 3
Wit and Wisdom 3rd grade Module 3
Term | Definition |
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liberty | freedom |
immigrant | person who permanently moves to a country where he or she was not born |
astonished | surprised |
bewildered | confused |
homesick | longing for one's home |
longing | desire (for something) |
shackles | metal bands used for binding the wrists or ankles of a prisoner or animal |
torches | fire carried on sticks or poles as portable lights |
foreign | in, from. or having to do with a country that is not one's own |
generation | people, usually in a family, born at about the same time |
journey | very long trip |
bilingual | about to use two languages equally well |
vermin | unpleasant insects or small animals that can sometimes cause harm |
ethnic | having to do with a large group of people with a shared culture, language, or religion, race or national heritage |
descendants | people related to those who lived a long time ago |
quilt | blanket made of pieces of fabric and featuring decorative stitching |
native | having to do with where a person was born |
diadem | crown |
voyage | long trip, especially by sea or through outer space |
inspiration | cause for or source of a new idea or feeling, usually positive |
unique | having to do with qualities found in only one person, group, place, thing or idea |
kimono | traditional Japanese robe-like garment with wide sleeves and a broad sash |
ancestor | relative who lived long ago |
unfamiliar | new, or now known or experienced earlier |
childhood | period of time when one is a child |
nationality | condition of being a citizen or a particular nation |
poverty | state of being poor |
steerage | least expensive sleeping accommodations on a passenger ship |
enlighten | share knowledge |
opportunity | chance for something better |