Unit 1: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers The Father of Chinese Aviation, I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson, and Warriors Don’t Cry.
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  1. industrialization
    the development of commercial enterprise
    “He was staggered by America’s power and prosperity. He understood that industrialization made the country great, and felt that industrialization could do the same for China,” says historian Patti Gully, who has co-authored a book on the contributions of Chinese living outside their country to the development of aviation in China.
  2. aviation
    the art of operating aircraft
    But upon hearing of the Wright brothers’ success, Feng turned his attention to aviation, laboriously translating into Chinese anything he could find on the Wrights, Glenn Curtiss and, later, French aircraft designer Henri Farman.
  3. occurrence
    an event that happens
    During one test flight, Feng lost control of his airplane (not an unusual occurrence), which plunged into his workshop, setting it ablaze.
  4. exhibition
    the act of displaying or demonstrating
    [Feng] will leave here for his native land to-morrow, taking with him a biplane of the Curtiss type, in which he intends to make exhibition flights.
  5. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
    On August 26, 1912, Feng was killed while performing an aerial exhibition before a crowd of 1,000 spectators.
  6. bar
    prevent from entering; keep out
    I was proud to be in the hurricane eye of a significant breakthrough and to be used to prove that a sport can’t be called national if blacks are barred from it.
  7. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    He was a man with high ideals, and he was also a shrewd businessman.
  8. rebellion
    refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
    Within the club, Mr. Rickey had put down rebellion by letting my teammates know that anyone who didn’t want to accept me could leave.
  9. bigoted
    blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion
    It hadn’t been that easy to fight the resentment expressed by players on other teams, by the team owners, or by bigoted fans...
  10. inspiration
    the act of arousing to a particular emotion or action
    The very young seemed to have no hangup at all about my being black. They just wanted me to be good, to deliver, to win. The inspiration of their innocence is amazing.
  11. integration
    incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    I wondered why they were crying and just at that moment when I had more hope of staying alive and keeping safe than I had since the integration began.
  12. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
    Mama looked even more distraught.
  13. imposing
    impressive in appearance
    Like me, they appeared to be impressed by the imposing sight of military power.
  14. eerie
    inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
    The eerie silence of that moment would be forever etched into my memory.
  15. bayonet
    a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
    Everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion as I peered past the raised bayonets of the 101st soldiers.
Created on Thu Apr 22 16:13:16 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 14:34:06 EDT 2021)

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