Second Grade Vocabulary for Open Court
Unit 5: Courage
Unit 5: Courage
5-1 Molly the Brave and Me
guts: courage
homesick: wanting to be home with family
wimp: a weak, helpless person
swatted: hit or slapped at something
creepy: makes you feel like something is crawling over your skin
5-2 Dragons and Giants
puffing: breathing in short breaths
avalanche: stones or snow falling down a mountain
trembling: shaking
cried: yelled out (“I am not afraid,” Toad cried.)
leaping: jumping
fell: to cover something (“The shadow of a hawk fell over Frog and Toad.”
5-3 The Hole in the Dike
gurgling: making a sound like a bubbling liquid
trickling: like a liquid that is falling or flowing drop by drop
gushing: pouring out suddenly and in large amounts
numb: having no feeling, as if asleep
rumbling: making a heavy, deep, rolling sound
hero: a person who is honored because of brave or courageous acts
5-4 A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
protests: acts of complaint or objections against something
demanding: to ask for urgently or forcefully
fair: not favoring one more than another
riots: a noisy and violent disorder caused by a group of people
prejudice: unfair treatment of a particular group of people
violence: doing something that hurts people or property
powerful: strong
5-5 The Empty Pot
successor: a person who comes next
swarmed: to move in a large group
ashamed: to feel upset of guilty because one has done something wrong or has failed
worthy: deserving
admire: to approve or respect
courage: the strength to overcome fear
proclamation: an announcement
5-6 Brave as a Mountain Lion
reservation: land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live on
drifted: piled up because of the wind
dreaded: looked forward to with fear
qualified: fit or able to do a job or task
gymnasium: a room or building that has equipment for physical exercise of indoor sports
swirling: moving around in a twisting motion
Other
Beam: a ray of light, a big smile, a wooden plank
Emblem: sign, symbol
Flooded: covered with water, overflowed
Cowardly: not brave
Villain: evil person who does bad things.