Vocabulary – Charles Lindbergh in Atlanta Alderman Aviation Enthusiast Commercial Potential Premiere Glossary Alderman: noun; a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council. Aviation: noun; the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Enthusiast: noun; a person filled with enthusiasm: as a: one who is ardently attached […]
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Georgia Vocabulary Lists
Vocabulary – Frank Sinkwich All-American Heisman Trophy MVP NFL Recruiter Glossary All-American: adjective; selected as the best in the United States, as in a sport. Heisman Trophy: noun; an annual award, named for coach John W. Heisman, given to the outstanding college football player in the United States by the Downtown Athletic Club of New […]
Vocabulary – Georgia Institute of Technology Snappy Industrial Revolution Makeshift Philanthropist Contraptions Glossary Snappy: adjective; Lively or energetic Industrial Revolution: noun; a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times. Mechanical Engineering: […]
Vocabulary – Liberty Bell Exposition Pealer Liberties Souvenirs Symbolize Reunion Unity Parade Glossary Exposition: noun; a large exhibition, e.g. of industrial achievements, sometimes international in scope Pealer: noun; an object that chimes or clangs Liberties; noun; A breach or overstepping of propriety or social convention. Souvenirs: noun; something bought or kept as a reminder of […]
Vocabulary – Casimir Pulaski Aristocrat Cavalry Cohesive Entrenchments Exhumed Fortified Grapeshot Honorary Liberate Mortally Glossary Aristocrat: noun; a person who is a member of a privileged, primarily hereditary ruling class, or a form of government controlled by such an elite. Cavalry: noun; the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback. […]
Vocabulary – Martha Berry Curriculum Domestic Emphasized Finishing Flourished Governess Industrial Inherited Institutions Liberal Thrives Glossary Curriculum: noun; the regular or particular course of study in a school or college. Domestic: adjective; of or pertaining to the home, household, household affairs, or the family. Emphasized: verb; to lay stress upon; stress. Finishing: noun; educational or […]
Vocabulary – Joseph Lowery Benediction Bigotry Clashes Dedicated Encounters Segregated Vital Glossary Benediction: noun; the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, especially at the close of a divine service; an utterance of good wishes. Bigotry: noun; stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, opinion, or ethnic group that differs from one’s own. […]
Vocabulary – Tomochichi Assured Bluff Diplomacy Monument Ultimately Glossary Assured: verb; to cause to know surely; to guaranteed, secure, confirm, or render safe. Bluff : noun; a cliff or hill, with a broad, steep face, especially on a coastline. Diplomacy: noun; skill in managing negotiations or handling people so that there is little or no […]
Vocabulary – Bernice Johnson Reagon Activism Composer Documentary Equality Ensemble Folklorist Immersed Sacred Spirituals Glossary Activism: verb; the practice of vigorous action or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstrations or protest. Composer: noun; a person who writes and arranges music. Documentary: noun; a film, radio, or television program, […]
Vocabulary – FDR and Warm Springs Contracted Embodied Inspired Invested Polio Restored Glossary Contracted: verb; to get or acquire, as a viral disease or by exposure to something contagious. Embodied: verb; to give substance to; express, personify, or exemplify in actuality. Inspired: verb; aroused with the spirit to do something; encouraged. Invested: verb; to put […]