Unit 2: Lesson 6

This list features words from "The Boy Who Saved Baseball" (realistic fiction) and "Persuading the Public" (informational text).

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 2's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 6, Lesson 7, Lesson 8, Lesson 9, Lesson 10, Freedom Walkers

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. phenomenal
    exceedingly or unbelievably great
  2. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  3. flair
    a natural talent
  4. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  5. savor
    derive or receive pleasure from
  6. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  7. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  8. reserve
    an athlete who plays when a starter on the team is replaced
  9. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
  10. broadcast
    disseminate over the airwaves, as in radio or television
  11. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  12. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  13. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  14. reliability
    the quality of being dependable
  15. reprieve
    the act of postponing or remitting punishment
  16. wield
    handle effectively
  17. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  18. conceive
    have the idea for
  19. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
Created on Fri May 13 10:49:15 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 14:29:11 EDT 2016)

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