Learning Vocab 1
journal
a written record of things you see
the ability to remember
memory
regularly
at normal times
under the ground or secret
underground
railroad
train tracks
focus
to give all your attention to one thing
spaced
taking time between things
making a strong effort to do something; to participate
actively
someone who escapes or leaves a place
escapee
someone (not a policeman) who captures another human to make them a prisoner
kidnapper
context
words that come before and after a word to help you understand it
doing something over and over again
repetition
review
to look at something again, especially for study
not a lot of something, or something of poor quality
meager
auction
a public sale of something where the person who offers the most money is the winner and becomes the owner of the item
isolation
completely separate and alone
engage
to really try to understand something
to change your words to make them better or more accurate
revise
a large farm with slaves working on it
plantation
perilous
very dangerous
the rate at which something happens (can be low or high)
frequency
mnemonics
something that helps you remember something
a puzzle that helps you with vocabulary
Crossword
abolitionist
someone who wants to end or get rid of something bad that the government is doing
humiliating
making someone feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed