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Great Depression & New Deal: Common terms 2

Textbook: pp. 650 - 683
Barrons: pp. 289 - 314

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pensionmoney you get in old age - when you retire
perpetuateto keep going
persevere & enhanceto hang in there & add to something/make it better
persistentyou keep at it, keep trying
pessimismskeptical, not sure something will happen
polioa disease which affects a person's bones - makes it difficult to walk, robs the body of calcium
reappraisalto think about something again, to reevaluate
regimentationmilitary, strict, to do by habit the same way
reissueto give again
restoreto make new to repair
rootthe base the starting point
scrupulouscareful, painstaking, meticulous
soothecalm
sternlystrict
subservientto be below someone like a slave
subsidy subsidiesmoney given by the Government to help someone
taskjob
underprivilegedneedy people, poor people who don't have what the average person has
uniquespecial
voluntary actionyou choose to do something .. you're not forced to do it


Jim Joyce

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