Unit 5: Lesson 24

This list features words from "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" (literary nonfiction) and "Home of the Brave" (poetry). To learn more about Harriet Tubman, 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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words only definitions & notes
  1. intention
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  2. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  3. motion
    show, express or direct through movement
  4. inexplicable
    incapable of being explained or accounted for
  5. legitimate
    in accordance with accepted standards or principles
  6. hoard
    save up as for future use
  7. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  8. destination
    the place designated as the end, as of a race or journey
  9. inconsolable
    sad beyond comforting
  10. guttural
    relating to or articulated in the throat
  11. abolitionist
    a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  12. confederacy
    a union of political organizations
  13. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  14. fugitive
    someone who is sought by law officers
  15. segregation
    a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups
  16. degenerate
    grow worse
  17. transition
    a change from one place or state or subject to another
  18. dehydrate
    lose water or moisture
  19. transfusion
    the introduction of blood or plasma into a vein or artery
  20. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
Created on Fri May 13 11:59:43 EDT 2016 (updated Fri May 13 16:22:37 EDT 2016)

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