[Famous Leaders, Thinkers, and Explorers 유명한 지도자,사상가,탐험가 영영풀이]
leader
writer
Abraham Lincoln
noun : sixteenth U.S. president; wrote the Gettysburg Address (1809-1865)
achievement
Adolph Hitler
Albert Einstein
Alexander Graham Bell
Amelia Earhart
noun : pioneering female pilot who disappeared in the South Pacific (1897-1937)
Benjamin Franklin
noun : inventor, publisher, writer, and Revolutionary War figure (1706-1790)
Bill Gates
noun : a pioneer in the field of technology and founder of the Microsoft Corporation (1955-present)
brilliant
adjective : exceptionally intelligent, talented, or clever
businessman
noun : a man who works in business or commerce, especially as an executive
Charles Lindbergh
noun : first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974)
Christopher Columbus
noun : navigator and explorer who is credited with clearing the way for European exploration, development, and colonization of the Americas (1451-1506)
contribution
noun : payments, efforts, or other things given to a common goal, cause, or purpose
Corps of Discovery
noun : a U.S. Army unit led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, which from 1804-1806 explored land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase
determined
adjective : having one’s mind made up to do something
Diana, Princess of Wales
noun : British princess; humanitarian (1961-1997)
distinguished
adjective : well-known because of excellence
Emily Dickinson
noun : poet (1830-1886)
explorer
noun : a person who visits and learns about new places
extraordinary
adjective : unusual or amazing
famous
adjective : well known
fascinating
adjective : very interesting
Felix Baumgartner
noun : BASE jumper and first person to break the speed of sound outside of a vehicle (1969-present)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Galileo
noun : scientist, astronomer, and philosopher (1564-1642)
George Washington
noun : first U.S. president; Revolutionary War hero (1732-1799)
George Washington Carver
noun : inventor and botanist (1860-1943)
Geronimo
noun : Chiricahua Apache Indian leader and warrior (1829-1909)
Harriet Tubman
noun : antislavery activist (1820-1913)
Helen Keller
noun : blind and deaf activist (1880-1968)
Henry Ford
noun : influential businessman and creator of the Ford Motor Company (1863-1947)
humanitarian
noun : a person who helps people, especially by eliminating their pain and suffering
icon
noun : an important symbol
innovator
noun : a person who helps to create, develop, or invent something
inventor
noun : a person who creates, designs, or builds something that did not exist before
Jacques Cousteau
noun : French ocean explorer, ecologist, and filmmaker (1910-1997)
Jane Goodall
noun : primatologist, chimpanzee expert, and conservationist (1934-present)
Johann Sebastian Bach
John Smith
noun : English colonist, explorer, and writer (1580?-1631)
legend
noun : a famous person who is respected for a special talent
legendary
adjective : very well known; based on a legend
Leonardo da Vinci
noun : Italian scientist, artist, inventor, writer, mathematician, and engineer (1452-1519)
Lewis and Clark
noun : explorers of the New Frontier and leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition (Meriwether Lewis [1774-1809] and William Clark [1770-1838])
Louis Braille
noun : inventor and educator (1809-1852)
Louisiana Territory
noun : a large area of land west of the Mississippi River sold by France to the United States in 1803
Ludwig van Beethoven
noun : composer (1770-1827)
Mae Jemison
noun : first African American woman to fly in space (1956-present)
Malcolm X
noun : civil rights activist (1925-1965)
march
verb : to walk with other people to show support for a cause or to protest something
Marco Polo
noun : Italian explorer and trader (1254-1324)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mohandas Gandhi
noun : Indian political and spiritual leader (1869-1948)
national treasure
noun : something or someone of great value to a particular country or nation's heritage
Neil Armstrong
noun : first person to walk on the Moon (1930-2012)
philosopher
noun : a person who studies philosophy, or the meaning of life
politician
noun : a person involved in politics, especially someone who holds or runs for an elected office
prodigy
noun : a child who is very skilled at something, often more skilled than most adults
reformer
noun : a person or movement that tries to correct or improve abuses
revere
verb : to deeply respect or hold someone or something in high esteem
Sacagawea
noun : member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1788?-1812)
Sally Ride
noun : first American woman in space (1951-2012)
scientist
noun : a person who studies one or more fields of science
Steve Jobs
noun : a pioneer in the field of technology and co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955-2011)
successful
adjective : having the desired result; ending in success
upheld
verb : the past tense of "uphold"; supported
uphold
verb : to support
visionary
noun : one who has exceptional imagination and ideas about the future
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wright brothers
noun : inventors and aviators (Wilbur [1867-1912] and Orville [1871-1948])
Alexander the Great
noun : a military leader of ancient Greece who conquered the Mediterranean, northern Africa, and much of central Asia
Andronicus
diplomat
Homer
innovative
Julius Caesar
Plato
social justice
Zeus
noun : the Greek leader of the gods and the ruler of the sky, lightning, and thunder
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