Unit 4: Lesson 18

This list features words from "The Hero and the Minotaur" (myth) and "The Ancient News" (newspaper article).

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 4's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 16, Lesson 17, Lesson 18, Lesson 19, Lesson 20, A Wrinkle in Time

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. steadfast
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  2. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  3. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  4. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
  5. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  6. fury
    the property of being wild or turbulent
  7. bitter
    causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation
  8. massive
    imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
  9. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  10. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  11. hero
    someone who fights for a cause
  12. mythology
    the body of stories associated with a culture or institution
  13. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  14. oral
    using speech rather than writing
  15. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  16. ritual
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
  17. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  18. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  19. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  20. potential
    existing in possibility
  21. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
Created on Fri May 13 11:32:41 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 15:36:12 EDT 2016)

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