Transcript Chapter 11 Vocab - Jamestown Public Schools

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Chapter 11 vocabulary
prominence
• The Twilight series has gained great
prominence among teenagers and adults
alike.
• Before his death, John Lennon was a very
prominent figure.
• U.S. Grant’s prominence is not only for his
work during the Civil War, but also as a
president of the United States.
prominence pg. 16
• prom i nence
• The state of being important or famous
• fame
prominence
• The Twilight series has gained great
prominence among teenagers and adults
alike.
• Before his death, John Lennon was a very
prominent figure.
• U.S. Grant’s prominence is not only for his
work during the Civil War, but also as a
president of the United States.
provender
• The snipers made it difficult for the men to
get not only themselves, but their
provender and other supplies to their new
camp.
• If you were able to travel back in time, you
might see a king munching on a turkey leg
or some other type of provender.
provender pg. 162
• prov en der
• food
provender
• The snipers made it difficult for the men to
get not only themselves, but their
provender and other supplies to their new
camp.
• If you were able to travel back in time, you
might see a king munching on a turkey leg
or some other type of provender.
vindictiveness
• As the war trailed drearily on,
vindictiveness toward the stubborn stand
of the seceding states grew steadily more
bitter in the North.
• After loosing the election, the excandidate’s criticisms was both vindictive
and personal.
vindictiveness pg. 165
• vin dic tive ness
• Someone who is motivated by the desire
to get even
• revengeful
• “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You
killed my father. Prepare to die.” -Princess Bride
vindictiveness
• As the war trailed drearily on,
vindictiveness toward the stubborn stand
of the seceding states grew steadily more
bitter in the North.
• After loosing the election, the excandidate’s criticisms was both vindictive
and personal.
amnesty
• In December, Abraham Lincoln issued a
proclamation of amnesty, in which he
promised pardon and full rights to any
individual Confederate who would swear
to protect the Constitution of the Union.
• A new law granted amnesty to those who
illigeally left the country.
amnesty pg. 165
• am nes ty
• An official pardon for people who have
been convicted of political offenses
• pardon
amnesty
• In December, Abraham Lincoln issued a
proclamation of amnesty, in which he
promised pardon and full rights to any
individual Confederate who would swear
to protect the Constitution of the Union.
• A new law granted amnesty to those who
illigeally left the country.
deluded
• Arthur’s children were convinced that his
young bride was deluding them.
• In the South the Confederate Congress
cried out that if the Washington
government called for restoration of the
Union it was merely setting a cruel trap for
the deluded.
deluded pg. 165
• de lude ed
• Someone who has had a misleading belief
imposed upon them
• fooled
deluded
• Arthur’s children were convinced that his
young bride was deluding them.
• In the South the Confederate Congress
cried out that if the Washington
government called for restoration of the
Union it was merely setting a cruel trap for
the deluded.
relegated
• General Halleck, who had never quite
risen to his position, was finally relegated
to a lower rank.
• The women’s club’s aim is to prevent
women from being relegated to a
secondary role.
relegated pg. 165
• rel e gate ed
• Dismiss to an inferior rank or position
• dismiss
relegated
• General Halleck, who had never quite
risen to his position, was finally relegated
to a lower rank.
• The women’s club’s aim is to prevent
women from being relegated to a
secondary role.