The Emancipation Proclamation
to set free
Abaraham Lincoln dedicated his life to _________ the slaves.
emancipate
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
Astronauts float around the space because there's little __________.
gravity
A person who wanted to end slavery
Frederick Douglass was an __________.
abolitionist
with one side lower or smaller than the other
Earth's axis is __________; it's spinning 23.5 degrees tilted.
lopsided
something made up of many different parts
LaVegne Lake's student body is a _________ of many different cultures.
patchwork
to declare publicly or officially
The president ________ that government will shut down.
proclaim
to pull into something; to pull into oneself
Objects _________ each other which is the force called gravity.
attract
A change to the Constitution
The 13th ___________ freed the slavery.
amendment
clearly different; clearly noticed
My two daughters look ________ from each other; they don't look anything alike.
distict
feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
I feel _________ for my friend; she received a major but it wasn't her fault.
sympathy
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
11 southern states formed the ____________ which eventually lost the civil war.
Confederacy
the amount of matter in an object
The ______ of an elephant is bigger than the _____ of a mouse.
mass
(n.) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp
Frederick Douglass was a ________; he had to run away during the nighttime so he won't get caught.
fugitive
at the same time
I can rub my belly and tap my head _____________.
simultaneously
old-fashioned
My phone is so __________, so I will get a new one for my birthday.
outdated
to set free
The slaves were ________d and enjoyed the freedom.
liberate
anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form
There are so many unnecessary _______s in my room; I need to clean up the clutter.
object
Cannot be divided
My best friend and I are ___________; we are always together wherever we go.
indivisible
move in the opposite direction from what is usual
My mother and I ________d our roles. Now I'm taking care of her.
reverse
to go down
________ing the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing/ascending it.
descend
To increase in size or amount
Nashville airport will _______ because it's hosting more and more visitors.
expand
to give orders
Money _______s where we'll be able to go for a vacation.
dictate
A person killed or injured in a war or accident
There was a significant _______ due to the wild fire in California.
casulaty
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
Earth's ________ is 23.5 degrees tilted.
axis
to minimize; to represent as being insignificant
Athletes often _________ their injuries to make it sound like they are fine but actually they are not.
downplay