Vocabulary Cycle 1 If Your Name Was Changed At Ellis Island

Front 1

immigrants

Back 1

people who leave their home country to live in another
Example:
The immigrants came from their home nations and settled in the United States.

Front 2

examined

Back 2

studied and looked at carefully
Example:
Mike examined the map to get a good understanding of where he was.

Front 3

rejected

Back 3

turned down, refused
Example:
They rejected the new car design because it did not look like it would work.

Front 4

expensive

Back 4

costing a large amount of money
Example:
Brit could not buy the coat that she wanted because it was too expensive and she had very little money.

Front 5

plentiful

Back 5

found in large amounts
Example:
Wheat and corn are plentiful in the middle part of the United States.

Front 6

voyage

Back 6

a long trip
Example:
The people had to take a long voyage to a new country that they had never seen before.

Front 7

contagious

Back 7

spreading from one person to another
Example:
The doctors put Jenny in a room by herself so that her contagious disease would not spread.

Front 8

equality

Back 8

a situation in which everyone is treated the same and fairly
Example:
It took a long time for women and African Americans to get equality in the United States.