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Social Issue Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bias | a tendency to unfairly approve or disapprove of people based on certain characteristics of theirs |
| cower | to lower one’s head or body in fear |
| dehumanize | to see or treat a person or group of people as not being human |
| entrench | to firmly establish something so that it cannot be changed |
| exclude | to deliberately leave someone out |
| loathe | to hate intensely |
| negate | to make ineffective |
| wary | to be uncertain or untrusting of someone or something |
| abominable | very bad, awful, or unpleasant |
| endorse | to make a public statement of approval or support for someone or something |
| Hoax | a plan or trick to deceive or mislead someone |
| Melancholy | very sad, often for no obvious reason |
| Mystify | to completely confuse someone |
| resolve | strong determination |
| sinister | evil or very dark and dangerous. |
| tedious | very boring and slow. |