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OMAM #1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Juncture | Connecting point |
| To anguish | Severe or mental pain |
| Debris | the remains, left over bits and pieces |
| To contemplate | to look thoughtfully or a long time |
| recumbent | Lying down |
| stake | an amount of money, piece of property |
| morose | in a sad, gloomy manner |
| to lumber | walk heavily |
| bindle | a small number of items rolled up and carried |
| imperious | assuming power or authority without justification |
| euthanasia | to kill an animal painlessly but with mercy |
| Hierarchy | when people are ranked in groups one over the other |
| The Great Depression | world wide economic depression |
| racism | Discrimination against colored people |
| migrant workers | A worker who moves from place to place doing seasonal work |
| mental retardation | someone who learns and develops more slowly than others |