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10f + Ms Riedlberger
Vocabulary for our 1st English test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| segregation | racial separation (of colored and white people in the U.S. in the early 20th century) |
| to discriminate against | verb of "discrimination" |
| to purchase | to buy |
| complexion | skin color |
| property | what you own |
| auction | an event where something is sold to whoever bids most money |
| to degrade | to lower someone's value |
| a piece of merchandise | an object to be bought or sold |
| mistress | the female form of "master" |
| legal | the adjective of "law" |
| to commit | to ... a crime |
| unjust | synonym of "unfair" |
| equality | the idea that all people have the same value |
| to cease | to stop, to end |
| trial | the coming together of a judge and a jury in court to decide over criminals |
| jury | a group of people who decide over cases in court in the U.S. |
| desegregation | the end of segregation and beginning of equality for all citizens |
| citizen | a person who has a U.S. passport is a U.S. ... |
| to arrest | when you commit a crime and the police catch you, you are ... |
| to fine | to make someone pay money as a punishment |
| to attend | to take part in (e.g. a party, school, university..) |
| relief | a feeling of ease after a lot of fear and worries |
| incident | something that happens (e.g. "a crucial ...") |
| racism | the belief that humans belong to different races that are superior or of lower value than others |
| lynching | the cruel murder of people, usually by a mob and for racist reasons |
| to improve | to make something better |
| crucial | a ... incident is an important situation with severe consequences |
| boycott | a form of peaceful protest; the Rosa Parks incident in 1955 in Montgomery, AL, for example, started the Montgomery Bus ... |
| survival | the noun of "to survive" |
| to recall | to remember |
| injustice | opposite of "justice" |
| oppression | when an authority acts in a brutal, cruel or unjust way (e.g. slaveowners) |
| to judge someone | to form an opinion about someone |
| prejudice | an opinion that is not justified, e.g. "Most immigrants don't want to integrate themselves" |
| despair | the noun of "desperate" - a synonym for "hopelessness" |
| to deliver a speech | synonym for "to give a speech" |
| to recognize | to realize, to understand |
| poll | a statistic of the public opinion |
| minimum age limit | the age you need to be to do certain things; e.g., the ... for buying beer in Germany is 16. |
| marriage | the noun of "to marry" |
| election(s) | This year, Obama won the presidential ... again |
| criminal | adjective of "crime" |
| to differ from | not to be the same as |
| to consume | to buy and use goods, e.g. food |
| cliché | syn. "stereotype" |
| supportive | when you help and support others, you are... |
| to generalise | to form a general opinion, e.g. "All blondes are stupid" |
| to impress | to make others admire you |
| appearance | you shouldn't judge people by their ... (=looks), but by their personality |
| personality | you shouldn't judge people by their appearance (=looks), but by their ... |
| conflict | an argument between two people of different opinions |
| irresponsible | opp. "responsible" |
| privilege | when you get rights that other people don't get, you are ...d. |
| to ban | to forbid |
| emotional | when you show your feelings and get very happy or sad easily, you are... |
| advanced | when you improve your English skills, you move from basic to ... level English. |
| to benefit | to win something from a situation |
| to reach for | to grab something |
| impression | the first things you notice about someone are your first ... |
| major | main, more important |
| to clear one's throat | to make a sound like "ehem", e.g. when you are embarrassed |
| weird | strange |
| curious | when somebody wants to know everything, he/she is ... |
| bright | intelligent,smart |
| to glance at | to look at someone shortly or quickly |
| stubborn | when you always think you are right and never change your opinion, you are... |
| injury | when you hurt yourself, you have an ... |
| severe | a bad injury = a ... injury |
| to suppose | to think, to assume |
| temporary | only for a short / limited amount of time |
| headline | the title of a newspaper article |
| adventurous | when you like adventures, you are... |
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