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Unit 10 Reading 4

Vocabulary words for reading 4, "Cesar Charvez."

AB
chronologicalarranged according to when something happened
timelinea line that shows the order in which certain events occured
alliancean arrangement where groups work together to try to change something
boycottto rufuse to buy or do something as a way of protesting something
catapultto become suddenly famous or successful
comsumeto completely use something
devastatedto make someone feel extremely shocked and sad,
discriminationto treat a person of a group differently from another in an unfair way
fastto eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious reasons
frailweak, not in good health
harshextrememly cruel
influentialhaving a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave
leisuretime when you are not busy
mergeto come together
mournersomeone who attends a funeral
pennilessto be poor
plighta bad, serious or sad condition
processiona line of poeple or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony
renownedfamous
resignto voluntarily quit a job
rightfullyaccording to what is legally and morally correct
senatora member of the senate in the US
strikewhen a group of workers stop working because of a disagreement with their employers
swindleto get money from someone by deceiving them
toilto work very hard
unscrupulousbehaving in an unfair or dishonest way
urgeto strongly suggest that someone do something
wanderto move slowly across or around an area, without a clear direction or purpose


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