Freedom Walkers Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary

In which of the following examples does someone discriminate?

• A teacher gives an F to a student who cheated on an exam.

• A toddler throws a tantrum when he cannot have a cookie

• A busy cafe does not have space to seat more customers.

• An employer consistently fails to promote qualified women.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Momentous means:

This was a huge momentous memory to be celebrating with his family!

• of very high importance

• contrary to your interests or welfare

• occurring by turns

• giving confidence

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Advocate means to:

He is going to advocate and fight for Rosa Parks, Jo Ann Robinson, and Claudette Colvin.

• take to be the case or to be true

• bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

• express or state indirectly

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Accustomed means:

She arrived early enough to get accustomed to sitting in the front row.

• paired with

• acquired

• what someone is doing

• to grow used to

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Segregation means:

• failure to maintain a higher state

• the act of making less active or intense

• the act of keeping apart/separate

• the act of telling a lie

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Supremacy means:

The president has been able to assert his ultimate supremacy over the prime minister

• to be friends

• under pressure

• fellowship and joy

• mastery, dominate

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Boycott means to:

• refuse to do or protest

• infer from evidence

• bring about quickly

• look on as or consider

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Reluctant means:

The African American had to reluctantly move from their seat due to the bus driver's orders.

• characterized by beauty

• do not want to become involved or do

• properly qualified to complete something

• completely finishing a project

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Integration means:

• confiscate/take away

• detect or find something

• consolidate or combine something together

• deduct or subtract

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Violate means to:

• trade goods

• loving someone

• break a law or failing to follow one

• patch or fix

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4