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Module 3
Wit and Wisdom 3rd grade Module 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |