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U.S. History: "US Imperialism (1890 - 1920) - Common Words 1
Sources:
- Textbook ... pp. 512 - 539, 564 - 577, 584 - 593
- Barrons ... pp. 215, 225 - 259
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| absorb | to take in, to mop up, to grasp, to be aware of everything |
| acquire | to gain, to get |
| advocates | to stand up for, to be for someone or something |
| aggressive | bold, brazen, fast, quick |
| barbed wire | a type of metal fence - it can be circle or straight - used in the Midwest to keep cattle in an area |
| barren | nothing there, desolate, |
| chaotic | a mess, no order, unruly |
| compulsory | mandatory, you have to do it |
| confront | to stand up to, to speak to angrily |
| devotion | caring, giving everything to someone, or something |
| dominate | to rule, to be able to someone to do something |
| efficient | use your time wisely, don't waste anything, get things done on time |
| envisioned | to see or imagine what the future will look like |
| exagerrate | to stretch the truth, to blow things out of proportion |
| God-forsaken | a horrible place - where its difficult to be - nothing there |
| immense | huge, large, gigantic |
| influenza | sickness, the flu - back a long time ago - it used to kill people |
| lethal | something that can kill you |
| meager | not much, barely, sparse |
| military | fighting soldier, sailors, an organized group protecting a country |
| noble pursuit | a good thing to try and do, admirable, something which while difficult is good to try & shoot for despite the difficulty |
| peace movement | a group that is against war - think talking will solve things - against the military |
| peacemaker | a negotiator - someone who tries to settle arguments - bring 2 sides together |
| persuade | to get someone to change their mind/opinion |
| preparedness | ready, everything is set |
| preserve | to keep, to maintain, to hold on to in the shape its was when you first got it |
| proclaim | announce, to tell |
| prosperity | people live a good life, rich, things are going well economically |
| quest | goal, something you want to accomplish, journey |
| reconcile | to bring 2 or more sides together |
| seize | to take, to grasp |
| sensational | fantastic, brilliant, the best, great |
| stable | even - firm, you don't go off the deep end, a place where you put horses |
| sway | to move, to change, to persuade |
| sympathy | to feel sorry for someone |
| uninhabited | no one lives there, desolate, no people |
| vitality | energy, spunk, will power, enthusiasm |
| worthless | useless, not good for anything, a person doesn't help/contribute to anything |
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