Vocabulary - Say It minister ancestors avoided generations numerous pulpit shielding

ancestors people from whom you are descended, such as your great-grandparents

avoided kept away from; kept out of the way of

generations periods of about thirty years, or the time from the birth of one generation to the birth of the next generation

minister member of the clergy; spiritual guide; pastor

numerous very many

pulpit platform or raised structure in a church from which the minister preaches

shielding protecting; defending

Review Ministers often preach from behind a pulpit. Martin Luther King, Jr. made numerous speeches about equality. Slaves lived without freedom for many generations. The Underground Railroad was one way of shielding runaway slaves.

More review Slaves who had run away avoided places where they could be recognized by anyone. Many Chilean people have ancestors that came from European countries.