Unit 5: Lesson 23

This list features words from "Number the Stars" (historical fiction) and "Book Review: Number the Stars" (opinion essay). For more words from the novel, click here.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 6, Unit 5's texts from HMH's Scope and Sequence series: Lesson 21, Lesson 22, Lesson 23, Lesson 24, Lesson 25

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. subside
    wear off or die down
  2. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  3. intently
    with strained or eager attention
  4. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  5. scornful
    expressing extreme contempt
  6. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  7. confront
    be face to face with
  8. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  9. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  10. occupy
    march aggressively into a territory by military force
  11. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  12. nationalism
    the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
  13. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  14. occupation
    the period of time during which a place is controlled
  15. propaganda
    information that is spread to promote some cause
  16. symbolic
    serving as a visible sign for something abstract
  17. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  18. authentic
    conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
  19. nutritious
    of or providing nourishment
  20. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
Created on Fri May 13 11:55:30 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 16:16:15 EDT 2016)

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