Unit 2: Part 3 Vocabulary

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  1. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  2. opinion
    a message expressing a belief about something
  3. affect
    have an influence upon
  4. visual
    relating to or using sight
  5. reflect
    think deeply on a subject
  6. achieve
    gain with effort
  7. cite
    make reference to
  8. argue
    present reasons to support one's views
  9. anticipate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  10. conclude
    decide by reasoning
  11. unique
    the single one of its kind
  12. position
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  13. source
    a document from which information is obtained
  14. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  15. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  16. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  17. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  18. integrate
    open up to members of all races and ethnic groups
    Rickey decided his team would be the first to integrate.
  19. prejudiced
    showing bias or bigotry or influenced by preconceived ideas
    Many fans and players were prejudiced—they didn’t want the races to play together.
  20. superb
    of surpassing excellence
    Robinson was 28 years old, and a superb athlete.
  21. exhilarating
    thrilling or invigorating
    "It was very exhilarating,” Daisy says.
  22. immortality
    the state of eternal life
    But she’s already achieved a sort of immortality, with inductions into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in Regina, the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in North Battleford, and the grand-daddy of them all, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
  23. induction
    a formal entry into an organization or position or office
    But she’s already achieved a sort of immortality, with inductions into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in Regina, the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in North Battleford, and the grand-daddy of them all, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
  24. doom
    make certain of the failure or destruction of
    Several experts tell us that the wooden baseball bat is doomed to extinction, that major league baseball players will soon be standing at home plate with aluminum bats in their hands.
  25. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
    Several experts tell us that the wooden baseball bat is doomed to extinction, that major league baseball players will soon be standing at home plate with aluminum bats in their hands.
  26. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
    I do not know if it will take a constitutional amendment to keep our baseball traditions alive, but if we forsake the great Americana of broken-bat singles and pine tar, we will have certainly lost our way as a nation.
  27. former
    belonging to some prior time
    If I'm not good enough to play on your team, I'm not good enough to be friends with.
    Your former friend,
    Janet
  28. unreasonable
    not showing good judgment
    Nobody ever said that I was unreasonable.
  29. inaugural
    serving to set in motion
    Fittingly, Friday’s anniversary game is against the New Yorkers, reprising the inaugural Fenway Park game between the Red Sox and the New York Highlanders, who a year later changed their name to the Yankees.
  30. deficit
    (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
    Boston finally got back into the winner’s circle by becoming the first MLB team ever to overcome a 3-0 playoffs deficit, sweeping the last four games from the Yankees to claim the American League title on their way to winning the World Series with a sweep of the Cardinals.
  31. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
    The last 10 years have seen some deft upgrading that added comfort and additional, premium seats to the cozy, 37,000-seat stadium.
  32. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
    Along with the anecdotally accepted premise that hitting a pitched baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in sports, so might be fielding a 175-mph line drive or grounder down the line.
  33. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    That’s why I ventured into baseball. It’s more difficult than any other sport and I just liked the difficulty of it.
  34. diversion
    an activity that amuses or stimulates
    Baseball is a wonderful diversion from my real life.
Created on Wed Feb 03 13:56:22 EST 2021 (updated Mon Feb 08 10:02:10 EST 2021)

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