Wordly Wise 5

1. adequate

Enough; sufficient

2. administer

To manage or direct;

To give out as treatment or assistance

3. agitateTo disturb or upset;

To move with an irregular, fast, violent action;

To stir up interest in and support for a cause

4. capitulate

To give in or surrender

5. citrusA fruit of the family that produces

oranges, lemons, grapefruit, limes;

A tree that produces these fruits

6. disrupt

To break up the orderly course of;

To interrupt

7. hovelAn unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place in

which to live

8. illiterate

Unable to read or write

9. indifferentNot concerned about;

Not caring;

Neither very good or bad

10. menialOf or relating to low-level,

humble work

11. permanentLasting or expected to last for a

long time

12. respite

A period of rest;

A pause

13. strenuousNeeding much effort;

Using a lot of energy

Very active;

Vigorous

14. toilTo work long and hard;

To make one’s way with difficulty

15. urgent

Needing quick action or attention

List1. adequate 7. hovel

2. administer 8. illiterate

3. agitate 9. indifferent

4. capitulate 10. menial

5. citrus 11. permanent

6. disrupt 12. respite

List

13. stenuous

14. toil

15. urgent

Question:What is the noun form of disrupt?

Question:What is the noun form of illiterate?

Question:What is the noun form of urgent?

Question: What house chores do you feel are menial?

Question: Describe an activity that is

strenuous.

nouns1. citrus

2. disruption

3. hovel

4. illiteracy

5. respite

6. toil

7. urgency

adjectives1. adequate 7. permanent

2. citrus 8. strenuous

3. disruptive 9. urgent

4. illiterate

5. indifferent

6. menial

verbs1. administer

2. agitate

3. capitulate

4. disrupt

5. toil

Question:What do oranges, grapefruit, and

lemons have in common?

Question: Describe the living conditions

of the migrant farm workers.

Question: Is there much need to improve the

conditions of migrant workers?

Question: Why do some consider this type of work to be menial?

Question: What did the farm workers gain

when the growers capitulated in 1966?

Question: Who toiled in this passage?

Question: How would permanent

employment improve the state of migrant farm workers?

Question: Why is a twenty minute lunch

break especially welcome to farm workers?

Question: Why is the produce section at

supermarkets usually well stocked?

Question: How could educational

programs help the workers and their families?

Test Question!

A good education is essential for children of migrant workers. Without it, they have little to look forward to but a life of

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in the fields.

Test Question! Harvest of Shame was shown on

television in 1960. It created a sense of

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in the nation, but that feeling soon abated!

Test Question! The UFW called for a boycott of lettuce

and grapes. The growers hoped that Americans would be

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to the poor working conditions of the workers.