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"The Circuit" Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Sharecropper [Noun] | A tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop |
Peak [Noun] | The highest or most important point or level |
Braceros [Noun] | A Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period of time to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor |
Galvanized [Adjective] | Coated with zinc to protect from rust |
Surplus [Noun] | An amount or quantity that is greater than needed |
Acquire [Verb] | To gain for oneself through one's actions or efforts |
Jalopy [Noun] | An old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile |
Fresno [Noun] | A city in central California |
Labor [Noun] | The body of persons engaged in such activity, especially those working for wages |
Foreman [Noun] | A person in charge of a particular department or group of workers |
Kerosene [Noun] | A chemical used to make fire |
Vineyard [Noun] | A plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking |
Instinctively [Adverb] | To be done naturally or innately |
Drone [Verb] | A low continuous humming sound |
Savor [Verb] | To take great joy or delight in |
Circuit [Noun] | A cycle that starts and stops in the same place |
Migrant [Noun] | A person that migrates |