Unit 1: Week 4

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  1. satchel
    luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom
    Leroy "Satchel" Paige earned his nickname as a young man. He carried suitcases—satchels—for passengers at Union Station in Mobile, Alabama.
  2. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
    The more cheers he heard, the more his confidence grew.
  3. fastball
    (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
    Satch told Josh, “I’m gonna throw a fastball letter high.”
  4. mocking
    expressing contempt or ridicule
    In typical Satch style, he called in a mocking voice, “Now I got you oh-and-two and I’m supposed to knock you down, but instead I’m gonna throw a pea at your knee.”
  5. outfield
    the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
    A kind of confidence that made him call to the outfield with the bases loaded and the last hitter up to bat, “Why don’t you all have a seat. Won’t be needing you on this one.”
  6. unique
    radically distinctive and without equal
    As a semipro pitcher, Satchel developed his own unique style.
  7. weakness
    a flaw
    “Look at the knees, Satch. Every weakness a batter has, you can spot in the knees.”
  8. rickety
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
    Sometimes he joined his teammates on rickety old buses, bumping along on back roads studded with potholes so deep, players would have to hold on to their seats (and stomachs) just to keep from spilling into the aisles.
  9. windup
    (baseball) the series of motions made by a pitcher prior to releasing a pitch
    “Now I’m gonna throw this one a little faster and belt high,” Satch said during the windup.
  10. fact
    a concept whose truth can be proved
    You can prove a statement of fact true or false.
  11. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
    A statement of opinion gives ideas or feelings, not facts.
  12. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
    Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.
Created on Thu Jul 16 12:26:28 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 25 09:20:05 EDT 2020)

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