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American Perspectives Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions in three games. Then find the words in the word-search puzzle.

AB
adversaryopponent; enemy
affluentwealthy; rich
affluencewealth; an abundance of riches
anxiousworried
backlashstrong political or social reaction caused by fear or resentment of a candidate or movement
bigota narrow-minded, prejudiced person
bigotednarrow-minded, prejudiced
bigotryintolerance; the behavior and attitudes of a bigot
culminateresult (in)
denyreject; refuse
denialthe act of denying; refusal
descendanta person who is an offspring of a certain ancestor or family
discomfitfrustrate; make someone uncomfortable
discomfitedfrustrated, embarrassed
dissonancelack of harmony or agreement; conflict
diversityvariety; difference
epitomizeshow all the typical qualities of something
epitomea person or thing that shows all the typical qualities of something
ethnicdesignating a cultural subgroup having a common cultural heritage
ethnicityethnic classification or affiliation
fortunatelucky
genealogythe study or recorded history of family descent
genrea kind or type of something, as in the arts
immigranta person who moves to a new country or region
moronfoolish or stupid person
moronicfoolish or stupid
overwhelmedovercome; made helpless; overpowered


Carole Poleski

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