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"Extraordinary People" Vocabulary (Shining Star-Level A)

AB
boardedgot onto
refusedsaid no
arrestedtook someone away because he/she did something wrong
civil rightsequal rights for all people
boycottorganized refusal to do something
segregationthe separation of whites and blacks
Civil Rights movementpolitical struggle in the U.S. from 1950s to the 1970s
physicistscientist who studies forces like heat, light, and movement
universeeverthing that exists
theoriesideas that try to explain something
genuissomeone who has extraordinary talents
nervesparts of your body that control movement and feeling
enduredfaced with courage
without warningunexpectedly; unpredictably
goalsomething that you want to achieve
feverhigh temperature
frustratedupset because you can't do something
composerperson who writes music
engineeringthe science that plans the way machines, roads, etc., are built
potentialpossibility; opportunity
give upstop trying
skilledcapable; excellent


ESL Teacher
Henrico County Public Schools

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