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ela vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| marginalized | to be excluded or treated as being of no importance |
| segregation | separating or isolating certain groups based on their race, class, or ethnic origin |
| sacred | worthy of worship or respect; holy |
| catastrophic | of or relating to a momentous tragic event; disaster |
| bleak | cold, windswept, or barren |
| culture | the language, customs, beliefs, and art characteristic of a particular group of people; civilization |
| tradition | the beliefs, customs, and more of a culture or group handed down from one generation to the next; custom |
| Americanism | any cultural characteristic specific to America or Americans |
| isolationism | a country’s policy or official decision not to ally or involve itself with other countries’ concerns or disputes |
| Suffix -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 |