Academic Vocabulary
What does impact mean?
An effect on someone or something.
The prefix re- means ________.
Again.
What does it mean to cite text evidence?
Use details from the text to support your answer.
What does confidence mean?
The belief that you can succeed.
What does plead mean?
To ask or beg for something.
To experience something means to ________.
Go through something or have something happen to you.
What does reoccur mean?
Happen again.
Why is the detail about the book Madeline important? (Edwidge Danticat)
It shows she will explain why the book mattered to her.
What does insecurity mean?
Being unsure about one’s ability.
What does resemble mean?
To look like someone or something
What does insulated mean?
Protected.
What is the base word in indescribable?
Describe.
What does lens mean in paragraph 9?
View or perspective.
What is a relative?
A family member.
What does astonished mean?
Very surprised.
What is a burden?
Something difficult to deal with.
What does indescribable mean?
Unable to explain or put into words.
What is Danticat’s “lens” when looking at Haiti?
Seeing it as someone who has lived in America for a long time.
What does voiceless mean?
Unable to get your opinions heard.
What does appreciate mean?
Understand how important or useful something is.
What does dedicate mean?
To commit or devote yourself to a goal or way of life.
In pre-determined, what does the prefix pre- mean?
Before; decided beforehand.
What does calling something “indescribable” reveal about the experience?
The feeling is too strong or complex to put into words.
A community represents what?
An idea or concept of people connected.
Winning equals (a word we reviewed)
Triumph or Success