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US HISTORY: "Immigration" - Common Terms

Sources:
- Textbook ... 279 - 280, 467 - 500, 600 - 611, 734 - 736, 1009 - 1014
- Barrons ... 179 - 187, 330 - 332

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adjustto change
advancementto get better, move ahead
automobileit allowed people to work in the city, yet live in the suburbs or country
compositionwhat something consists of
contingenta group of people
dominantmajority - to take give orders
donationsmoney which people give
excludeto leave out
faultyit doesn't work
femininitylady like
fleeto run away from
flourishto develop; to grow, to bloom
forge forgingto move ahead - to lead the way
fragmentto break into pieces
haltto stop
health carepeople can see a doctor or dentist
hostilitywar - anger
limitto put a cap on something - they can go so fast, or buy so many
low-skilled jobswork usually involving working with your hands, or dirty work
modestshy, a low level
motivationits what makes you do something
perceiveto see - how you view something
perceptiveable to see something - to have an idea about something - to pick up things with your mind
principal reasonthe main, or 1st thing
prosperityrich
quarantineto cut off - to isolate
restrict restrictive restrictionto limit - to reduce someone's freedom
scholarshipsto get money to go to college
seamstresssomeone who makes clothes; shirts or tailors them, reduces the length of pants
sentimenthow you feel about something
severly limitrestrict
strainto stretch as in relations between 2 countries
surgeto go ahead - to forge ahead
tavernsa bar - a place where alcohol is served
thrift thriftyto save money
tuberculosisa lung disease
uniquespecial, one of a kind
vital programsthings which are very important
volunteerto give up time, to work for free


Jim Joyce

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