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Unit 6 Vocabulary
Advanced Class-Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Merit | Worth; state of deserving good or ill; award for excellence; to deserve |
| Illustrious | Famous; outstanding; distinguished |
| Initial | First; occurring at the beginning; the first letter of a name |
| Legitimate | lawful; rightful; reasonable |
| Moderate | Not extreme in belief or action; mild; a person holding reasonable political or religious beliefs; to make less extreme; to preside over |
| Discrimination | Unfair treatment of another; showing good judgement |
| Unison | Agreement, harmony; producing the same sound at the same time |
| Guarantee | A promise that something will happen or that a product will be fixed if broken; to make such a promise. |
| Moral | Dealing with distinctions between right and wrong; good, right, or ethical; a lesson taught by a fable or an event |
| Partial | Favoring one side; involving only a part; incomplete; unfair. |
| Notable | Remarkable, outstanding; a person of distinction; a well-known person. |
| Elective | Chosen by election; optional; an optional course in a curriculum. |
| Constitution | A basic set of laws and principles by which a country is organized; general physical or mental make-up of a person. |
| Indirect | Not straight; roundabout; not straightforward; secondary. |
| Hypocrite | A person who pretends to be something that he or she is not. |
| Segregation | The practice of forcing one group of people to live apart, and to use separate schools and facilities. |
| Veto | An order or act forbidding some proposed action; to prevent; to prohibit. |
| Indefinite | Uncertain; not clearly defined; without clear limits or boundaries. |
| Prudent | Sensible; practical; cautious; thrifty. |
| Judicial | Of or having to do with justice, judges, or courts of law. |