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US HISTORY: "Reconstruction" - COMMON TERMS"

Sources:
- Textbook ... pp. 378 - 403, 498 - 502
- Barron's ... pp. 115 - 136

AB
abuseto take advantage of / use
advocateto support
agriculturefarming
bankruptcyno money - you lose everything
compromiseagree on something 1/2 way
corruptiongreed - stealing
debtyou owe money $
defectssomething is wrong - it does not work
depriveto keep something from
device / devicestools - machines - the way something works
discriminationnot equal - to hurt people
distributeto give equally - to get something to people
economicmoney - how you make a living
excludeto keep out
extensionan addition - to make longer - to add on to
focusto look at - the centerpoint
foster / fostered / to fosterto help someone along - to help them do something
generousto give to people, helpful
hardshipto hurt, something difficult to overcome
human tollit hurts people , to suffer
interferenceto get in the way
intimidateto hurt, to scare
latter partthe end part
permanentit doesn't change, it stays there
precedentto do something for the 1st time - everything follows it/copies it
profounddeep, very smart
provoketo hurt, to get someone to do something, to get someone to fight
rejectto kick out, not allow
resent, resentmentto be hate someone, jealous
restrict, restrictionsto limit
ruralout in the country, Marlboro
schemethe plan - how you get things done
smolderingsmoke, burning
stricttight, disciplined, tough
testifyto speak in court - could be for or against someone
tollwhen you are hurt, you put with someone for so long, and then it gets to you
unreliablecan't be trusted, unpredictable
urbancity - Newburgh
vaguenessnot clear
laborera worker - usually hard work


Jim Joyce

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