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Dust bowl vocab
Term | Definition |
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irrigation | the supply of water to land or crops to help growth. |
roiled | to make water, clouds, and air unclear or muddy |
gales | a very strong wind |
panhandle | empty stretch of rock and red soil in the middle of texas, kansas, and new mexico |
migration | movement from one part of something to another |
cobbler | making or repairing shoes |
masonry | brickwork or stonework |
makeshift | temporary replacement |
mediocre | average |
denounce | harsh criticism of people in front of other people |
cannery | a factory where food is canned |
hostile | unfriendly |
illiterate | unable to read or write |
jeered | make rude and mocking remarks |
irate | characterized by great anger |
adversity | misfortunes |
instill | establish an idea in a person's mind |
vivid | bright |
commend | speak favorably of |
clamor | a loud uproar |
innonation | an improvement of an existing system |
toil | to work long and hard |
partality | you favor something over something else |