Unit 3: Lesson 15

This list features words from "Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon" (literary nonfiction) and "The Woman in the Moon" (play).

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 3's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 11, Lesson 12, Lesson 13, Lesson 14, Lesson 15

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. lunar
    of or relating to or associated with the moon
  2. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  3. ascent
    a movement upward
  4. likelihood
    the probability of a specified outcome
  5. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  6. perilous
    fraught with danger
  7. option
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  8. presumably
    by reasonable assumption
  9. unpredictability
    the quality of being without a certain outcome
  10. random
    lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
  11. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  12. boost
    push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
  13. orbit
    the path of a celestial body in its revolution about another
  14. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  15. utilize
    put into service
  16. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
  17. merchandise
    commodities offered for sale
  18. aggressive
    showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
  19. compromise
    expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
Created on Fri May 13 11:24:22 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 15:21:37 EDT 2016)

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