NVHS freshman Hills vocab

How much of these hills is gold vocab for Neuqua Valley HS. 25-26

Assimilation

the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture or behaviors of a dominant or majority group or nation

Displacement

the enforced departure of people from their homes, typically because of war, persecution, or natural disaster

Discrimination

actions or thoughts, based on conscious or unconscious bias, that favor one group over others

Privilege

a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group

Equity

the quality of being fair and impartial, distributing resources based on the needs of the recipients

Equality

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities, giving every person the exact same resources

Oppression

the systemic use of institutional power and ideological and cultural hegemony, resulting in one group benefiting at the expense of another; the use of power and the effects of domination

Intersectionality

the intersection of race, class, gender, and ability identities within each individual that informs how one views, discusses, and navigates through the world the way each of us views and discusses the world

Disenfranchise

deprive (someone) of the rights and privileges of a free inhabitant of a borough, city, or country

Implicit Bias

The attitudes or stereotypes that affect one's understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner; activated involuntarily, without awareness or intentional control; it can be either positive or negative [for or against].

Benediction

the act of praying for divine protection, a formal or informal blessing

Reckon

consider or regard in a specified way

Circumvent

overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way

Unfurled

make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.

Enduring

continuing or long-lasting

Obscure

difficult to understand; partially hidden

Gilded

wealthy and privileged

Imposition

an excessive or uncalled-for requirement or burden

Brusquely

in a rough or blunt way; abruptly

Plateau

to reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress; or a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.