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arrogant
• The North has become arrogant toward the South.
• Most people will not want to be your friend if you act arrogant.
• The man is arrogant and opinionated and I don’t like him.
arrogant pg. 29
• ar ro gant
• Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
• full of oneself
arrogant
• The North has become arrogant toward the South.
• Most people will not want to be your friend if you act arrogant.
• The man is arrogant and opinionated and I don’t like him.
tremulous
• While I was giving my presentation to the class, I noticed that my voice was very tremulous because I was nervous.
• I think my voice might be a little tremulous when I say “I do” at my wedding.
• When she stood up to her father, her voice was tremulous.
tremulous
• While I was giving my presentation to the class, I noticed that my voice was very tremulous because I was nervous.
• I think my voice might be a little tremulous when I say “I do” at my wedding.
• When she stood up to her father, her voice was tremulous.
abolitionist
• After the Civil War, would even abolitionists be willing to accept ex slaves into their communities?
• Abolitionists tend to stick together, even today, as they attempt to ban what they are not in favor of.
abolitionist pg. 30
• ab o li tion ist
• A person who favors abolishing or getting rid of a practice like capital punishment or slavery
abolitionist
• After the Civil War, would even abolitionists be willing to accept ex slaves into their communities?
• Abolitionists tend to stick together, even today, as they attempt to ban what they are not in favor of.
Mason - Dixon Line
• During the Civil War, I would not have wanted to live on the Mason - Dixon Line.
• Was slavery any less frequent above or below the Mason - Dixon Line?
• I wonder if any battles were fought on the Mason - Dixon Line.
Mason - Dixon Line pg. 31
• the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states before the abolition of slavery.
Mason - Dixon Line
• During the Civil War, I would not have wanted to live on the Mason - Dixon Line.
• Was slavery any less frequent above or below the Mason - Dixon Line?
• I wonder if any battles were fought on the Mason - Dixon Line.
tumult
• As he watched the fight between his parents, Joe felt as if he were bursting with tumult inside.
• The whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult after there had been three robberies in two nights.
tumult
• As he watched the fight between his parents, Joe felt as if he were bursting with tumult inside.
• The whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult after there had been three robberies in two nights.
vehement
• Ms. Dunlap is vehement in her thought that reading is important for everyone to learn to do.
• Although his voice was low, after disciplining the student, Mr. Camaratta’s voice was vehement.
• She was vehement in her request for food for the canned food drive because she had been homeless for a while, too.
vehement
• Ms. Dunlap is vehement in her thought that reading is important for everyone to learn to do.
• Although his voice was low, after disciplining the student, Mr. Camaratta’s voice was vehement.
• She was vehement in her request for food for the canned food drive because she had been homeless for a while, too.
constrained
• After a heated debate, the conversation might become constrained while everyone cooled off.
• As a student, you might feel constrained by teachers, your parents and tight schedules, but you do have some choices in your life.
• I had to constrain the dog so he wouldn’t bite the little girl.
constrained
• After a heated debate, the conversation might become constrained while everyone cooled off.
• As a student, you might feel constrained by teachers, your parents and tight schedules, but you do have some choices in your life.
• I had to constrain the dog so he wouldn’t bite the little girl.
seething
• The grey ocean seethed in the storm.
• Inwardly, the bully was seething because the nerd stood up to him.
• Although some people might be seething about having to help their mom plant potatoes, Jethro was joking instead.