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7th M2 Part 1
Codetalker vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| segregation | (n.) the act of excluding people from certain places or activities because of their race or ethnicity; exclusion. |
| marginalization | (n.) the act of excluding or treating as being of no importance; disregard. |
| sacred | (adj.) worthy of worship or respect; holy |
| catastrophic | (adj.) of or relating to a momentous tragic event; disaster. |
| bleak | (adj.) cold, windswept, or barren |
| culture | (n.) the language, customs, beliefs, and art characteristic of a particular group of people; civilization. |
| isolationism | (n.) the belief that a country should not be involved with other countries, or a policy of not making agreements or working with other countries. |
| Americanism | (n.) any cultural characteristic specific to America or Americans. |
| ism | (morph.) practice; process; characteristic, state or condition; principle; peculiarity of. |
| motto | (n.) a short phrase used to recall or represent a philosophy or code of behavior; proverb. |
| offensive | (n.) an act of aggression; assault |
| neutralize | (v.) to cause to be ineffective; counteract |
| pulverize | (v.) to destroy, demolish, or annihilate; smash. |
| tradition | (n.) the beliefs, customs, and mores of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next |