Unit 1: Lesson 5

This list features words from "The Myers Family" (biography) and "Sound Check" (readers' theater).

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 1's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5

Here are links to all the 2014 Journeys units: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6
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  1. predominantly
    much greater in number or influence
  2. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  3. welfare
    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  4. credit
    used to indicate an achievement deserving praise
  5. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  6. aptly
    in a competent capable manner
  7. tension
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  8. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  9. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  10. genuinely
    in accordance with truth or fact or reality
  11. aesthetics
    the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste
  12. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  13. composition
    the way in which someone or something is put together
  14. montage
    the technique of splicing together different sections of film to convey an idea
  15. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  16. baron
    a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
  17. burrow
    a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  18. borough
    one of the administrative divisions of a large city
Created on Thu May 12 18:51:30 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 14:21:20 EDT 2016)

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