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Week 9
Growing Pains after the Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brink | the edge of something about to happen |
| striving | working toward a goal |
| impeachment | legal term for charging the president with a crim |
| blockade | the action of sealing off a place to prevent goods and services from entering or leaving |
| export | to send out of the country |
| strides | to make progress towards a goala |
| insecticides | substances used to kill insects |
| criticize | to find fault |
| resentment | a feeling of bitterness toward someone or something |
| contention | heated disagreement |
| urgent | very important |
| tolerate | the put up with someone you don't agree with, to accept |
| dwindle | to make smaller in size or amount |
| compulsion | fo force to do something |