WORDS IN CONTEXT

DAY 1
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1. Give me one example, not

details about each one.
example 2. The example, or illustration, he
showed the class really helped
(noun) them understand the topic.
3. Can you give me an example of
a four-legged animal?

1. During segregation, people of different

races were legally separated.
2. The policy of segregation ended when
segregation integration allowed people of different
races to use the same schools,
restaurants, and public spaces.
(noun)
3. During segregation, African Americans
were required to sit only in the backs of
buses.

1. Injustice is a situation in which some people are

treated worse than others, unlike justice, in
which all people are treated fairly.
injustice 2. Martin Luther King Jr. worked against injustice
in race relations.

(noun) 3. Injustice often involves the violation of a

person's basic freedoms, such as freedom of
speech and freedom to do what a person wishes
if it does not harm others.

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1. The dream she had last night

seemed like a movie in her mind.
dream 2. The strange dream I had last night
was sometimes frightening,
sometimes happy.
(noun)
3. If you dream when you are awake
in the day, it is called a daydream.

1. To capture is to take people, such as

prisoners, or things, such as insects, by
force.
capture 2. "Capture the flag" is an outdoor game
played by two teams, each of which tries
to steal the other team's flag.
(verb)
3. To "capture attention" means to be
interesting enough to be noticed by
others.

1. If you prefer chicken to fish,

you'd rather eat chicken.
prefer 2. It's late, and I prefer to, or
would rather, talk about it in
(verb) the morning.
3. When I go on vacation, I prefer
the beach to the city.

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1. My friend got two pet rabbits, which

then had numerous, or many, baby
rabbits.
numerous 2. Braden hoped for numerous holiday tips
from the customers on his paper route,
but he got only a few.
(adjective)
3. The numerous spider webs in our
basement make me wonder where the
spiders are.

1. When you recall a person's name, you

bring it to mind, or remember it.
recall 2. I take pictures on trips to help me recall,
or recollect, all the great things I saw.
(verb) 3. During the math test, I'll need to recall,
not forget, how to do the problems.

1. An encounter may refer to a casual or

unexpected meeting or a difficult
struggle.
encounter 2. We avoided a close encounter with a
rattlesnake by staying alert on our hike
through the desert.
(noun)
3. We watched a great movie about an
encounter between an earthling and a
creature from outer space.

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1. Nourishing foods provide people and

other animals with substances needed for
growth and health.
nourishing 2. Colorful fruits and vegetables are
nourishing, or nutritious, but soda pop
and other junk food are not.
(adjective)
3. "Nourishing" can describe things like
friendship and creativity, which feed a
person's inner self.

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