Lincoln vocab slides 7 and 8

1. LINCOLN 7 AND 8
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Jessie, Tong, Suvo,
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2. SIGH (V.)
• Definition:
• to let out one's breath
audibly, as from sorrow,
weariness, or relief
• Example:
• I brought the bag of
clothes into an adjacent
bathroom and breathed a
sigh of relief upon
realizing that they did,
indeed, fit me.

3. PROVOKE (V.)
• Definition:
• to anger, enrage,
exasperate, or vex
• Example:
• He started beating me
when I was about fifteen
but I didn’t do anything to
provoke him

4. Page 105: Lincoln gazed at the witness, poker-faced, for several
seconds. Poker-faced means without expression so people
don’t know what you’re thinking.

5. Page106: Norris’s mother rushed up to Lincoln afterward and
embraced him, weeping tears of joy.

6. P112: Already, vicious fights over slavery were breaking out in Kansas, and
some of the Southern states began murmuring about splitting from the United
States completely (an act called “seceding” or “secession”)and forming their
own separate country.

7. Consolation(n)
[kon-suh-ley-shuh n]
• Definition: Comfort received by a person after
a loss or disappointment.
• Example: Although I miss my cat very much, it
is a consolation to know that he died quickly
without suffering.

8. Sobbing (n)
• Definition : Crying
• Example : "I can't help it," she said, still
sobbing, "I don't do rejection well.“

9. Outbursts of rage
• Definition : A sudden expression of strong
feeling.
• Example : He recalled her outburst at him the
previous day.

10. Deny (verb):
1. To state that (something declared or believed to be
true) is not true. (To deny an accusation).
2. To refuse to agree or accede to ( to deny a petition)
Synonyms:
Disagree, decline.
Antonyms:
Admit, acknowledge, confess.
Example:
- (Abraham Lincoln book): In courts of law during this time,
black people were often denied their rights because
judges felt they were inferior human beings.

11. Fear tactics (noun):
• a strategy using fear to influence the public's reaction
• Example:
1) (Abraham Lincoln book): He was cheered loudly from town
to town, but in the end, Douglas's fear tactics worked:
Lincoln lost his race for the Senate.
2) Moms usually use fear tactics to have her children do their
homework.

12. GLARE (verb)
definition: to look in an angry way.
Example: Mary sighed and folded her arms,
Glaring out the window to the dirty street.
Chapter 7

13. Alarmingly (adverb)
definition: causing alarm or fear.
Example: But Eddie was alarmingly worse
The next day.
Chapter 8

14. devastated (verb/adj)
definition: feeling extremely shocked and sad.
Example: Linconln was, of course,devastated by
The death of his son.
Chapter 8

15. Affectionately (adv)
[əˈfekʃənɪtlɪ]
1. Having or showing fond feelings or
affection; loving and tender.
2. Obsolete Inclined or disposed.
Synonym: lovingly, kindly

16. Clutter (n,v)
/ˈklədər/
• (N): A collection of things lying about in an untidy mass.
Ex: The attic is full of clutter
• (V): Crowd (something) untidily; fill with clutter.
Ex: His apartment was cluttered with paintings and
antiques
Synonym: litter, mess up

17. Mischievous (adj)
/ˈmisCHivəs/
• Def: (of a person, animal, or their behavior) causing or
showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.
• Ex: Two mischievous kittens had decorated the bed with
shredded newspaper
• Synonym: badly behaved, misbehaving