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Vocab Exam
End of the Year Vocab Exam 2024-2025
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting | armistice |
| a fixed amount of an item officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage | ration |
| make changes in order to improve it | reform |
| the right to vote in political elections | suffrage |
| avoidance of alcoholic drinks | temperance |
| dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power | corruption |
| workers who accept employment or replace a union during a strike | scabs |
| a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest | strike |
| obtain through discussion | negotiate |
| a person who organizes and operates a business | entrepreneur |
| the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people | segregation |
| an active revolt or uprising | insurgency |
| wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain | fraud |
| a right to keep property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is paid | lien |
| white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. | scalawag |
| a removal of the legal consequences of an offense or conviction | pardon |
| the state of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status. | supremacy |
| take (someone's property) with authority | confiscated |
| the state of being occupied by military force | occupation |
| a person who agrees with or supports an opinion. | sympathizer |
| the process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions | emancipation |
| managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad | diplomacy |
| a person not in the armed service | civilian |
| gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something through sustained attack or pressure | attrition |
| the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group | morale |
| farm animals regarded as an asset | livestock |
| a plan of action designed to achieve a major goal | strategy |
| in war, people who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action | casualties |
| sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving | blockade |
| required recruitment for military service | draft |
| a person who is killed for his/her beliefs | martyr |
| to develop gradually | evolve |
| to cancel out | nullify |
| an earlier decision that is used as a guide for future decisions | precedent |
| a person who favored the end of slavery | abolitionist |
| a worker who practices a skilled trade | artisan |
| any fiber that can be made into cloth and the cloth itself | textiles |
| a man owning and cultivating a small plot of land | yeoman |
| certain to happen | inevitable |
| the act of withdrawing from a political state | secession |
| the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale | commerce |
| a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports | tariff |
| supreme power or authority. | sovereignty |
| a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. | constitution |
| corresponding in size, degree, or intensity | proportional |
| a violent uprising against an authority or government | insurrection |
| existing or carried on between states. | interstate |
| an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance | confederation |
| an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit | legislature |
| the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented | representation |
| a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. | perspective |
| a promise given by a prisoner of war not to escape or, if released, not to engage in hostilities | parole |
| a series of military operations meant to achieve a particular goal, confined to a particular area, or using a specified type of fighting. | military campaign |
| gradually reducing the strength of someone through sustained attack or pressure. | attrition |
| a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference. | delegate |
| revoke or annul a law or congressional act | repeal |
| withdraw from commercial relations as a punishment or protest | boycott |
| a situation in which further action by opposing parties seems impossible | stalemate |
| included in the cost of goods and are often overlooked by consumers. | indirect tax |
| are placed on goods and added at the time of sale. | direct tax |
| The law applies equally to all people | rule of law |
| the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services | economy |
| originating or occurring naturally in a particular place | indigenous |
| the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group | culture |
| area under the full or partial political control of another country | colony |
| an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor | plantation |
| owner of a colony who has been granted, as an individual or as part of a group, the full rights of self-government. | proprietary |
| take the chance to gain advantage | capitalize |
| policy of the British government where trade regulations for the colonies were not strictly enforced and supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose | salutary neglect |
| government of a country by its own people | self-government |
| a community or group of people having common traditions, institutions, and interests | society |
| group who perform work | labor source |
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