World History Honors U6 Vocab-Bonanno

Squalid (adjective)

filthy as from neglect or poverty

Utopian (adjective)

impossibly ideal; characteristic of a system based on impossibly ideal conditions

Alleviate (verb)

to reduce suffering or make it more bearable

Placate (verb)

to soothe, become calm, or make someone else calm

Beneficiary (noun)

one who benefits or is helped by something

Ingenuity (noun)

a clever skill, method, or device

Suffrage (noun)

the right to vote

Nexus (noun)

relationship or connection; a casual link

Remuneration (noun)

payment for work or a service

Abate (verb)

to become weaker; to reduce in intensity

Luddite (noun)

one who opposes change, especially technological change

Entrepreneur (noun)

one who organizes and assumes the risks of starting a business

Nationalism (noun)

loyalty and devotion to a nation

Enterprise (noun)

a business organization; a complex undertaking or project

Infrastructure (noun)

the system of roads and bridges that provide connection; the framework of a system