Black Like Me- Vocabulary List 1

2. Her hair ________ in the sun while she was sitting on the beach.
7. Many of the children at the school had ______ parents that could buy them anything that they wanted.
8. The_________ of the bell signaled the end of the day.
9. The ________ restaurant caught my eye a mile away.
13. Even though she was outside _______________, her outcome was still successful.
14. While living in the ________ the Jewish families had little to eat.
15. He didn't fit in with any of the groups because she was a _____; she had one black parent and one white parent.
16. The students had no ___________ and did not realize that cheating on their test was wrong.
18. The seasonings will ____________ through the meat as the day goes on.
20. She was ______ to admit that she had made the mistake.
21. We were not allowed to step foot in the barn because of the ___________ condition it was in.
23. He knew he went into ________ when the whole team had went out for ice cream except him.
24. Walking down the streets of New York City I was distracted by all of the __________ around me.
27. The little boy was a _________ to his siblings.

1. The judge decided to _________ the the defendant for his crimes.
3. Ross knew he was about to be ______ from the white people as soon as he was yelled at to go to the back of the bus.
4. They decided among a ______________ decision which made the meeting go a lot faster.
5. They didn't know how they would escape the ____________ situation as they kept digging deeper and deeper into all of the evidence.
6. I knew many people in our small town would _______ the new grocery store as soon as it was open for business.
10. The handbag was not ______________; however, it still would have cost me over $200.
11. Jeff experienced _________________ because he was the only one with a different skin color at his school.
12. Did you hear the parents _________ gleefully after they found out that their son had finally got an A?
17. The doctor prescribed a strong __________ to relieve the pain in the women's back.
19. She was an _______ student who always paid attention to the teachers.
22. Jack and Jill sometimes hate each other, but they could never deny the ________ that is in their blood.
25. The best friends often ________ as if they were siblings.
26. Some people think that Julia is a _______ because she is very close-minded.