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M2, Vocab 1
Module 2, Vocabulary Assessment #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Segregation | the act of excluding people from certain places or activities because of their race or ethnicity; exclusion. |
| Marginalization | the act of excluding or treating as being of no importance; disregard. |
| Sacred | worthy of worship or respect; holy. |
| Catastrophic | of or relating to a momentous tragic event; disaster. |
| Bleak | cold, windswept, or barren. |
| Reassure | Make someone regain confidence or feel less doubt. |
| Brutal | Extremely violent. |
| Equality | A state of having the same value, measure, or quantity as something else. |
| Tradition | the beliefs, customs, and mores of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next; custom. |
| Culture | the language, customs, beliefs, and art characteristic of a particular group of people; civilization. |
| Isolationism | 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 | any cultural characteristic specific to America or Americans. |
| -ism | practice; process; characteristic, state or condition; principle; peculiarity of. |
| Motto | a short phrase used to recall or represent a philosophy or code of behavior; proverb. |
| Offensive | an act of aggression; assault. |
| Neutralize | to cause to be ineffective; counteract. |
| Pulverized | to destroy, demolish, or annihilate; smash. |