The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963

1. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Vocabulary chapter 1-4

2. Emulate (verb) • Word used in a sentence: • Kenny tries to emulate his favorite athletes by practicing every day. • What I think it means:

3. emulate • To match or surpass

4. hostile • Word used in a sentence: • African American students who went to segregated schools face hostile environments. • What I think it means:

5. hostile • unfriendly

6. incapable • Word used in a sentence: • Daniel was incapable of bench pressing 75 pounds. • What I think it means:

7. incapable • Unable to do

8. Juvenile delinquent • Word used in a sentence: • Buphead has been a juvenile delinquent longer than Byron. • What I think it means:

9. Juvenile delinquent • A young person who commits criminal acts

10. miraculous • Word used in a sentence: • Steven surviving the car crash was nothing short of miraculous. • What I think it means:

11. miraculous • Occurring through divine or supernatural intervention

12. pomade • Word used in a sentence: • Byron and Buphead used pomade to make a conk hairstyle. • What I think it means:

13. pomade • A scented oil applied to the hair

14. punctual • Word used in a sentence: • We had to fire Sergio because he was not punctual. • What I think it means:

15. punctual • On time

16. skimpy • Word used in a sentence: • It is not a good idea to wear skimpy clothing to church. • What I think it means:

17. skimpy • Short and revealing

18. vital • Word used in a sentence: • Passing this test is vital to your future. • What I think it means:

19. vital • Absolutely necessary or important

20. zombie • Word used in a sentence: I feel like a zombie today because I didn’t sleep well last night. • What I think it means:

21. zombie • A soulless corpse said to be revived by witchcraft

22. Chapters 5-8

23. Conscience • Word used in a sentence: • I had a guilty conscience after I kicked my little brother. • What I think it means:

24. Conscience • An inner feeling or voice that guides rightness or wrongness of one’s actions

25. Cuss • Word used in a sentence: • It is not polite to cuss when you are at school or church. • What I think it means:

26. Cuss • To use a swear word

27. Dispersal • Word used in a sentence: • After the school bell rang, the children were ready for dispersal. • What I think it means:

28. Dispersal • The process of spreading things or people over a wide area

29. Haphazard • Word used in a sentence: • The books on Mr. A’s bookshelf are always haphazard because his students are too lazy to put them away correctly. • What I think it means:

30. Haphazard • Lacking organization

31. Interpretations • Word used in a sentence: • That poem has different interpretations. • What I think it means:

32. Interpretations • An explanation

33. Jive • Word used in a sentence: • After all of the president’s promises, his talk turned out to be nothing but jive. • What I think it means:

34. Jive • Worthless

35. Peon • Word used in a sentence: • Daniel doesn’t have any major responsibilities; he is merely a peon. • What I think it means:

36. Peon • A person who does minor jobs

37. Pinnacle • Word used in a sentence: • Do you think Miley Cyrus is at the pinnacle of her career? • What I think it means:

38. Pinnacle • The most successful point

39. Seniority • Word used in a sentence: • He got the promotion based only on seniority. • What I think it means:

40. Seniority • A person who is a number of years older than someone else

41. Traitor • Word used in a sentence: • The traitor sold secrets to the enemy. • What I think it means:

42. Traitor • A person who betrays a friend, country, or principle