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Immigrant VOCAB
immigrant test 6th grade vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crucible | a pot in which ores and metals are melted |
| discrimination | treating people in a different way because of prejudice |
| emigration | leaving one country to live in another |
| nativist | someone with strong feelings against immigrants; someone who wants laws banning further immigration |
| persecute | to treat people harshly or cruelly and deny their rights |
| port | a city with a harbor where ships can load and unload |
| tenement | an apartment building, often overcrowded and poorly kept, usually in a city slum |