Unit 4: English Language Development Texts

This list covers "A Story of the South" and "The Great American Hero."
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  1. treatment
    the management of someone or something
    Suddenly, a woman shouted, "Get out of here!" James was stunned by the treatment.
  2. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    Birmingham city buses were segregated based on city laws and the whim of the bus driver.
  3. elderly
    very old or advanced in years
    An elderly black person might have to surrender his seat to a healthy white child.
  4. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
    An elderly black person might have to surrender his seat to a healthy white child.
  5. rebellion
    refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
    When James was a teenager, he and his friends would move the board. They did this in rebellion against segregation. Often they threw it away. Sometimes, they sat right behind the bus driver.
  6. terrifying
    causing extreme fear
    The terrifying explosion broke windows in his house.
  7. desperate
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
    He was the leader of the Continental Army in a desperate fight.
  8. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
    Yet, Washington turned this ragtag group into competent fighting men by convincing them to act as continental soldiers, not as Virginians or Bostonians or Pennsylvanians.
  9. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    He shrewdly learned to fight a defensive war, choosing his locations and battles carefully.
  10. impressive
    making a strong or vivid mental image
    His contributions to humanity in general are impressive.
  11. affect
    have an influence upon
    Franklin was the first to chart the Gulf Stream that affects our weather.
Created on Fri Apr 30 18:00:55 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 05 09:12:39 EDT 2021)

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