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10 Cards in this Set
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LOOK UP
Black students look up to Tiger, Venus and Serena; let's give them the same incentives these athletes had. |
V. to have respect for
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SOUL MATE
Their classmates are looking to these athletes as soul-mates |
N. A person with whom one has a strong affinity
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DISMISS
These great athletes were once dismissed |
V. To put off or away, specially from consideration
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DISSED
Kids who are routinely dissed as nerds |
V. To show disrespect for
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EXCEL
These champions could excel with essentially no role models |
V. Be superior in some respect or area
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VALEDICTORIANS
There have been many more black high school valedictorians |
N. A student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class
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MERIT
"Merit scholarships" |
N. Something that deserves or justifies a reward
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BRUSH OFF
Serena and Venus empower black boys and girls to brush off accusations of acting white from their classmates |
V. Send away
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STREWN
The roads to the victory were strewn with obstacles |
V. To cover or overspread
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BIZARRE
There were even bizarre racial theories to explain the dearth of black athletes |
ADJ. Markedly unusual in appearance
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