
The Hunt for Lincoln's Killer: Content-Area Vocabulary
Quiz by Jessica Hernandez
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to be okay with something that is challenging or unpleasant
a person who helps someone commit a crime
to say that you know you did something wrong
help
filled with extreme physical or emotional pain
to move toward someone or something
someone who murders a well-known person
to try to do something that is difficult or challenging
to hurt or get back at someone because they have offended you
not allowed, not permitted
a long knife that is fixed to the end of a rifle
stand on which a dead person's coffin is placed
to get in the way of something
to catch a person and keep him or her from getting away
the part of an army that works and fights on horseback
a war during which two groups in the same country fight each other for control
to state that something is true even though other people might believe something else
suddenly fall down
the group of Southern states that tried to separate from the United States government
of or about states or citizens that were part of the South during the Civil War.
a disagreement between people or groups
to compare two things to notice differences
being brave about doing possibly dangerous things
to state how you feel in a public and confident way
used to protect someone or something from harm
get smaller or decrease
the person who manages a publication and makes decisions about content
to free someone from someone else's power
to move out of something
the act of getting away
to think that something is likely to happen
to celebrate joyfully
often seen or understood
an in-depth article about a person rather than a news event
to run away from something
someone who is trying to avoid being captured by the police
to recognize someone or something
made a sudden strong move toward someone or something
to do something that is difficult or unpleasant, especially after trying hard
an organized search for a person
believed to be important or significant or worth remembering
to feel unhappy and to miss someone
the goal or purpose of an activity
to tell someone he or she must do something
to stop for a moment
to approve or allow something
placed in a certain location for a specific purpose
to say someone has done something well
a belief about what is right or wrong that influences actions or behaviors
to stay in the same place as before
to say something in response
the fact of living in a particular place
an attitude that something or someone should be honored
competing or opposing
the system that forced African Americans to work for an owner without pay and be treated as property
very serious
a feeling of sadness
to surprise or shock someone
stable, well-behaved
to agree with an idea or person because you believe it is important or you want to help them succeed
to stop a conflict because you have been defeated
a feeling of excitement or fear when you do not know what will happen next
a ruler who uses power in a cruel and unfair way
the group of Northern states that fought the South during the Civil War
ship; boat
winner
a long journey
someone who sees an event and can describe it