Teammates by Peter Golenbock http://www.opencourtresources.com 1

Vocabulary Words exist extraordinary apathetic intimidate experiment humiliations 2

exist There were two wonderful baseball leagues that no longer exist. Grizzly and polar bears exist in North America. 3

exist: to be around 4

extraordinary The Negro Leagues had extraordinary players, and adoring fans came to see them wherever they played. An extraordinary event took place when a man walked on the moon. 5

extraordinary: remarkable; very special 6

apathetic And many people were apathetic about racial problems. The students were apathetic about their homework. They didn’t even bother to check the answers to their math problems. 7

apathetic: not interested; does not care 8

intimidate He would have to possess the self-control not to fight back when opposing players tried to intimidate or hurt him. Tests intimidate, or scare, some students. 9

intimidate: to make someone feel bad by hurting their feelings 10

experiment Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson were starting what would be known in history as “the great experiment.” We left the bread crumbs in the snow as an experiment to see if the wild birds would eat them. 11

experiment: a test used to discover something 12

humiliations Initially, life with the Dodgers was for Jackie a series of humiliations. Walking around with my shirt on the wrong side was only one of my many humiliations today. 13

humiliations: things that cause someone to be embarrased 14