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Scott Foresman Reading Vocabulary Unit 1
Satchel Paige
Biography
| confidence | firm belief in yourself; self-confidence |
| fastball | a pitch thrown at high speed with very little curve |
| mocking | laughing at; making fun of |
| outfield | the three players in the outfield of a baseball field |
| unique | having no like or equal; being the only one of its kind |
| weakness | a weak point; slight fault |
| windup | a swinging movement of the arms while twisting the body just before pitching the ball |