Key Vocabulary Theme 3 Voices of the Revolution See if you can correctly define the following vocabulary words U se the context clues from the sample sentences to help you arming arming ID: 504104
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Katie’s Trunk
Key VocabularyTheme 3 Voices of the RevolutionSlide2
See if you can correctly define the following vocabulary words.Slide3
Use the context clues from the sample sentences to help you.Slide4
armingSlide5
arming
Sample Sentence:
The colonists began
arming
themselves as the British troops neared the city.Slide6
arming
Definition:
v.
Providing with weaponsSlide7
drillingSlide8
drilling
Sample Sentence:
The colonial soldiers had become quite skilled after
drilling
for months.Slide9
drilling
Definition:
v.
Doing exercises (practicing) to become better soldiersSlide10
fierceSlide11
fierce
Sample
Sentence:
I heard my dog’s
fierce
bark when a stranger came too close to our home.Slide12
fierce
Definition:
adj.
Intense; ferocious Slide13
justSlide14
just
Sample Sentence:
The judge had to be
just
by listening to both sides of the argument.Slide15
just
Definition:
adj.
Honorable and fairSlide16
kinSlide17
kin
Sample Sentence:
After the man passed away, his inheritance was divided among his
kin
.Slide18
kin
Definition:
n.
People related by blood or marriage (relatives; family) Slide19
peerSlide20
peer
Sample Sentence:
Bill’s mom
peered
at him suspiciously as he told her how the vase broke.Slide21
peer
Definition:
v.
To look at with concentrationSlide22
rebelsSlide23
rebels
Sample Sentence:
The
rebels
refused to obey the laws they thought were unfair.Slide24
rebels
Definition:
n.
People who oppose or defy the government that existsSlide25
skirmishSlide26
skirmish
Sample Sentence:
The
skirmish
lasted only a few minutes, but several soldiers died in the fighting.Slide27
skirmish
Definition:
n.
A small, short fight between enemiesSlide28
skittishSlide29
skittish
Sample Sentence:
The boy
was
skittish
during last night’s thunderstorm.Slide30
skittish
Definition:
adj.
Nervous and jumpy