Lou Gehrig Vocabulary Words Houghton Mifflin Reading Theme 5 - Journeys Created by Mike Brewer  2008

See if you can correctly identify the following vocabulary words.

If necessary, use the context clues from the sample sentences to help you.

Immigrants

Sample Sentence: Immigrants came from many different countries. immigrants

Definition: noun. People who leave their homeland and come to a new country immigrants

accountant

Sample Sentence: The man who took care of Lou’s finances was an accountant. accountant

Definition: n. A person whose job is to help people or companies handle their money. accountant

engineer

Sample Sentence: The engineer worked all night to make sure the design was correct. engineer

Definition: n. A person whose job is to use scientific knowledge to build or design things. engineer

scout

Sample Sentence: The team scout looked at all the players before making a decision. scout

Definition: noun. A person hired by a team to search for talented athletes to sign up. scout

consecutive

Sample Sentence: Coby Bryant played in 126 consecutive games over the past two years. consecutive

Definition: adj. one following right after the other consecutive

modest

Sample Sentence: The boy was very modest after saving the little girl’s life. modest

Definition: adj. having a quiet, humble view of oneself modest

apparent

Sample Sentence: It was apparent to the detectives that the butler committed the crime. apparent

Definition: adj. easily seen or understood. apparent

prototype

Sample Sentence: The car company was working on a prototype car that would drive itself. prototype

Definition: noun. an original example prototype

array

Sample Sentence: The students were arranged in an array from tallest to shortest. array

Definition: a group arranged in an order noun. a group arranged in an order array

hero

Sample Sentence: The hero firefighter walked into the burning building to bring the baby out. hero

Definition: n. A remarkably brave person; someone admired hero