chapter 8 vocabulary

studied byStudied by 9 people
4.0(1)
Get a hint
Hint

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

1 / 35

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.

36 Terms

1

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

mingle

New cards
2

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

corrupt

New cards
3

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

abolish

New cards
4

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

victim

New cards
5

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

inspire

New cards
6

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

assassination

New cards
7

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

civil rights

New cards
8

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

registration

New cards
9

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

obliterate

New cards
10

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

legacy

New cards
11

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

mosaic

New cards
12

a. to meet and talk together
b. dishonest
c. to officially end a law or system
d. someone who suffers bad treatment
e. to encourage someone to achieve something great
f. the murder of an important person
g. rights that every person should have
h. recording names on an official list
i. to destroy something so that nothing remains
j. a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
k. a picture made by fitting together small pieces of colored stones, glass, or paper
l. a movement of people or things into a place in very small numbers or amounts

trickle

New cards
13

Although slavery had ended in the North by the late 1700s, it was not___ in the rest of the country until the 1860s

abolish

New cards
14

Black people in the 1950s and early 1960s did not have the same freedom and equality as whites in the South; they had to fight for their________

civil rights

New cards
15

Martin Luther King, Jr., was able to_______his followers to demonstrate against segregation

inspire

New cards
16

King was the most important black leader in America from the late 1950s until his______ by a white gunman in 1968

assimilation

New cards
17

Unfortunately, the_________of slavery continues in the United States, and there are still problems between the races

legacy

New cards
18

When John Lewis was organizing voter-_________drives, he never dreamed that one day an African American would be elected president

registration

New cards
19

People who come to the United States from many different countries have_______, and many have married persons of a different national origin

mingled

New cards
20

Often, it is the poor minorities who live in the inner cities who are the_______of crime

victims

New cards
21

Perhaps the United States is really more of a__________than a melting pot or a salad bowl

mosaic

New cards
22

Immigration by white europeans has now slowed to a________; the majority of the immigrants now come from Asia, Latin America, or the Caribbean

trickle

New cards
23

Few people would really want to_________the rich diversity of cultures living together in the United States

obliterate

New cards
24

Many of the big city political bosses of the late 1800s and early 1900s were________; they stole money from the city governments

corrupt

New cards
25
<p>have an opinion about whether something is good or bad that influences how you deal with it</p>

have an opinion about whether something is good or bad that influences how you deal with it

bias

New cards
26
<p>working on new buildings </p>

working on new buildings

construction

New cards
27
<p>even though something else exists or is true</p>

even though something else exists or is true

despite

New cards
28
<p>the practice of treating a person or group differently from another in an unfair way</p>

the practice of treating a person or group differently from another in an unfair way

discrimination

New cards
29
<p>official papers that are used to prove that something is true</p>

official papers that are used to prove that something is true

documentation

New cards
30
<p>getting rid of something completely</p>

getting rid of something completely

eliminating

New cards
31
<p>job</p>

job

function

New cards
32
<p>influenced toward a particular action or opinion</p>

influenced toward a particular action or opinion

inclined

New cards
33
<p>have all the races together, not segregated</p>

have all the races together, not segregated

integrated

New cards
34
<p>a series of actions </p>

a series of actions

process

New cards
35
<p>relating to homes</p>

relating to homes

residential

New cards
36
<p>more than a little, but not very</p>

more than a little, but not very

somewhat

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 229 people
... ago
5.0(3)
note Note
studied byStudied by 9 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 14 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 24 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 13 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 68 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 26 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
5.0(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (294)
studied byStudied by 1 person
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (61)
studied byStudied by 9 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (71)
studied byStudied by 2 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (57)
studied byStudied by 6 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (42)
studied byStudied by 2 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (20)
studied byStudied by 12 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (45)
studied byStudied by 921 people
... ago
5.0(2)
flashcards Flashcard (50)
studied byStudied by 44 people
... ago
5.0(2)
robot