| A | B |
|---|
| boarded | got onto |
| refused | said no |
| arrested | took someone away because he or she did something wrong |
| civil rights | equal rights for all people |
| boycott | organized refusal to do something |
| segregation | the separation of whites and blacks |
| Civil Rights movement | political struggle from the 1950's to the 1970's |
| physicist | scientist who studies forces like heat, lights, and movement |
| universe | everything that exists |
| theories | ideas that try to explain something |
| genius | someone who has extraordinary talents |
| nerves | parts of your body that control movement and feeling |
| endured | faced with courage |
| without warning | unexpectedly or unpredictably |
| goal | something that you want to achieve |
| fever | high temperature |
| frustrated | upset because you can't do something |
| composer | person who writes music |
| engineering | the science that plans the way machines, roads, etc... are built |
| potential | possibility or opportunity |
| give up | stop trying |
| skilled | capable or excellent |
| platoon | part of an army |
| Raus | German for "get out" |
| loudspeaker | piece of equipment that makes a person's voice louder |
| attics | rooms at the top of a house under the roof |
| stoop | stariway or porch at the entrance of a house |
| sobs | the sounds someone makes when crying |
| announced | told |
| block | the distance between two streets |
| Danke | German for "thank you" |
| manners | correct way to act |
| blushed | turned red with embarrassment |
| lice and fleas | small insects that live on people's or animals' skin or in their hair |
| to nowhere | not to any place or with no destination |
| orphan | child whose parents have died |
| wolfed down | ate hungrily and quickly or like a wolf |
| impudently | rudely or disrespectfully |
| sauntered off | walked off |
| belong | be connected to or part of a place |
| belong | be connected to or part of a place |
| taken them to their hearts | welcomed them |
| revered | greatly respected |
| stacking | placing in a pile |
| dropped to a whisper | became very quiet |
| scrubbing | rubbing with a cloth or brush |
| sluiced | washed with water |
| cannon | large gun, usually on wheels |
| booming | making loud noises |
| grunted | made a short, low sound |
| civil war | war between two or more groups of people who live in the same country |
| ethnic | racial or cultural |
| conflict | fight or argument |
| troops | soldiers; members of the army |
| slaves | people who are sold for money |
| refugee camp | temporary living areas for people who have to leave their homes because of war |
| relief workers | people who help victims of a disaster |
| organizations | groups such as clubs or businesses |
| settle | begin to live in a new place |
| aspects | parts of a situation, idea, problem, etc... |
| independently | alone, without help |
