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Risks and Challenges

Risks and Challenges. Unit 4 Part 1. fugitive . Running away or fleeing , as from the law adjective. heritage . Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition noun. network. A complex, interconnected group or system noun. runaway .

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Risks and Challenges

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  1. Risks and Challenges Unit 4 Part 1

  2. fugitive • Running away or fleeing , as from the law • adjective

  3. heritage • Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition • noun

  4. network • A complex, interconnected group or system • noun

  5. runaway • Escaping or having escaped captivity or control • adjective

  6. shelter • Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather • noun

  7. spirituals • A religious folk song of African American origin • noun

  8. The Train to Freedom Skimming: read quickly to find main ideas and purpose Look for topic sentence in each section or paragraph Summarize when you are done

  9. continually • without stopping • adverb

  10. Quaker http://www.quakerinfo.org/ • A member of a Christian religious group that opposes all forms of violence • noun

  11. blackouts • Time when a person loses consciousness; fainting spells • noun

  12. rescue • To save; liberate • verb

  13. Exodus • The 2nd book in the Old Testament of the Bible • noun

  14. spy • Someone who watches people secretly to discover facts or information about them • noun

  15. Union (union blue) • The name used by northern states during the Civil War • noun

  16. cover • To travel • verb

  17. widespread • In many places, extensive • adjective

  18. historians • People who study history • noun

  19. estimate • To guess, based on available information • adjective

  20. quail • wild bird • noun

  21. peg foot http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html http://www.nationwide.net/~amaranth/gourd.htm • Refers to Peg Leg Joe (man with a false leg) who went from farm to farm teaching the song to slaves • noun http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00394/slavemusic.htm http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/h_catch/b.html

  22. dreaded • was afraid of; feared • verb

  23. neglected • did not take care of • verb

  24. fatigue • tiredness, exhaustion • noun

  25. confidence • belief in yourself • noun

  26. determination • Strong desire to do something; resolve • noun

  27. admirable • worthy; deserving respect • adjective

  28. aura • light that seems to come from a person • noun

  29. gratitude • thankfulness; appreciation • noun

  30. adjective

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