Vocabulary List #4 Sixth Grade
The Bracelet + 5 SAT words (14 so far)
1. evacuated v --- removed from an area
During the war, Japanese Americans were
evacuated from the West Coast.
2. interned v --- imprisoned or confined
Ruri’s father was interned in a prisonerof-war camp.
3. aliens n --- foreigners
The U.S. government treated Japanese
Americans as if they were enemy aliens.
4. forsaken adj --- abandoned
The garden looked as forsaken as Ruri felt
when she had to leave home.
5. hiatus n --- gap; interruption; a break in the
continuity of a process; a pause
Some companies take a summer hiatus,
closing down completely for weeks.
6. jeopardy n --- the threat or possibility of
danger
One drunk driver can put many lives in
jeopardy.
7. scanty adj --- small in quantity; insufficient
With such scanty evidence, the prosecution
was forced to drop the charges.
8. scrutinize v --- examine closely; inspect
carefully
The inspection went on for hours, because
the captain scrutinized every locker.
9. somber adj --- dark; gloomy
The somber music told us that something
unpleasant was about to happen in the
movie.