“Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last” “The Shutout” VOCABULARY

retaliated v. – make an attack in return for a similar attack

integrate v. – bring groups together into equal participation

petition n. – a letter people sign in order to get something they want

dignity n. – the state of being worthy of honor or respect

prejudiced adj. – having an unfair opinion of a group of people

superb adj. – excellent; outstanding

anecdotes n. – a short and interesting story

composed adj. – having your feelings under control; calm

diverse adj. – showing a great deal of variety; very different

evolved v. – developed gradually, especially from something simple to more complex

infamous adj. – well known for some bad quality or deed

irrational adj. – not logical or reasonable