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The Americans ch 8
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| artisan | skilled worker who makes products by hand |
| controversy | a major dispute or disagreement |
| literary | relating to books |
| plight | a condition of difficulty or adversity |
| prejudice | irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group |
| prompt | to press into action or cause to do so |
| repeal | to officially withdraw or annul |
| self-reliance | confidence in one's own abilities and resources |
| wage | payment for a job |
| abolish | to get rid of |
| abolishionist | a person who worked against slavery |
| emancipation | the freeing of the slaves |
| antebellum | Pre-Civil War |
| significant | important |