ENA4: Text 2 : American beliefs and values (synonyms)

diversity

variety, assortment

affirm

confirm, declare

creed

ideology, faith

regard as

to consider, view

haven

a refuge, sanctuary

perceive

identify, recognize

perception

The act of becoming aware through the senses

notion

concept, belief

inconsistency

contradiction, discrepancy

plague

haunt, torment

Civil War

A war between people of the same country.

attain

to achieve, obtain

pioneer

frontier settler, developer

devise

construct, create

fend for

take care of, defend

fund-raising

charity event in which money is raised

sphere

field, realm

scarcity

lack of resources, shortage

commodity

products, goods

alluring

enticing, attractive

deplete

consume, drain

exhaust

empty, use up

inexhaustible

limitless, infinite

reluctantly

unwillingly, hesitantly

adopt

accept, embrace, to start to use a new practice

acknowledge

recognize; admit

abundance

myriad, plenty

abundant

plentiful

prevalence

frequency, dominance

rags-to-riches stories

Going from having very little to having a lot

portrayal

depiction, description

citizen

national, subject

segregation

Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences, discrimination

to bar

to hinder, disallow, deny

jolt

shake, jerk

fundamental

basic, principal