People
Viola Desmond
A Canadian women who was arrested for sitting in the white section of a movie theatre, because she was black!
contradict
To say something that is the opposite of what somebody else says.
superstitious
To believe in supernatural causes of things.
Underground Railroad
Nocturnal
Done or occurring at night.
Sir John A MacDonald
The first Prime Minister of Canada.
elaborate
To explain something in more detail to make it clearer.
ignorant
To not have knowledge or to not know about something.
American Civil war.
A war between the south of the U.S. and the north of the U.S. which happened from 1861-1865.
Traumatic
Something so bad and scary that it causes you trauma, and makes you remember it for a long time.
Abraham Lincoln
A president of the United States who ended slavery, which started the American Civil war.
comprehend
To understand something.
diabolical
Really bad or evil. Associated with the devil.
A sound that can't be heard for some reason.
George Floyd
A man who was recently killed by police in the United States.
conserve
To use or do something so you waste as little as possible.
reluctant
To not want to do something.
Hormones
Chemicals produced inside your body that help to regulate what your body does.
Susceptible
Likely to be harmed by something.
James Watson and Francis Crick
Scientists who discovered genes and D.N.A..
deplete
To use up the supply of something.
Sarcastic
To make fun of somebody by saying something when you really mean the opposite.
Example: "Nice definition Mr. Noel!!", said Mrs. Donaldson.
Guess and Check
A strategy to find something out where you make a guess and then check to see if it is right. Then you take the information and use it to guess again.
Flatulent
When you have a lot of gas in the end of your digestive system.