SOTS Vocab #2 Review

"It was natural for Leonard Covello’s mother to be afraid. After all, she’d never ventured more than a few miles from her small mountain town."

What is the meaning of the word ventured as used in the sentence above?

• to plan a party for family members

• to travel somewhere that may be dangerous

Choose TWO synonyms for the word ventured.

• set out

• inaction

• journey

• safety

“After writing of the pogroms in 1881 she worked with refugees in America and composed the poem.”

What is the meaning of the word refugees as used in the sentence above?

• someone who leaves their homeland due to war, persecution, or natural disaster

• someone who moves for fun and adventure

Choose TWO synonyms for the word refugee.

• escapee

• displaced person

• citizen

• native

“Read about the pogroms against the Jews!”

What is the meaning of the word pogroms as used in the sentence above?

• A special ceremony for ethnic groups 

• organized massacres of ethnic groups like the Jews

Choose TWO synonyms for the word pogrom.

• slaughter

• comfort

• kindness

• extermination

“Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.”

What is the meaning of the word exiles as used above?

• to be kicked out and barred from your native country

• to allow citizens back in their homeland

Choose TWO synonyms for the word exile.

• evacuee

• return

• rescuee

• citizen

“The New Colossus” (Title)

What is the meaning of the word colossus as used in our conversations this week?

• a statue that is much smaller than lifesize

• a statue that is much bigger than life size