"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 20

This list focuses on the New Frontier and the Great Society (Unit 6, Chapter 20).

Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 6, Living with Great Turmoil: Chapter 20, Chapter 21, Chapter 22, Chapter 23

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  1. recession
    a situation in which the state of the economy declines
  2. articulate
    characterized by clear expressive language
  3. image
    a personal facade that one presents to the world
  4. mystique
    an aura of heightened interest surrounding a person or thing
  5. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  6. mythical
    based on or told of in traditional stories
  7. flexible
    able to adjust readily to different conditions
  8. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  9. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  10. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  11. exile
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
  12. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  13. missile
    a rocket carrying a warhead of explosives
  14. stance
    a rationalized mental attitude
  15. ban
    an official prohibition against something
  16. mandate
    commission given to a government through electoral victory
  17. proposal
    something suggested, as a plan or assumption
  18. assistance
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  19. aid
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  20. aeronautics
    the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
  21. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  22. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  23. conspiracy
    a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  24. maneuver
    act in order to achieve a certain goal
  25. legendary
    so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a myth
  26. agenda
    an organized plan for matters to be attended to
  27. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
  28. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
  29. quality
    a degree or grade of excellence or worth
  30. reapportion
    allocate or distribute anew
  31. extend
    expand the influence of
  32. profound
    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect
  33. unwieldy
    difficult to work with or manipulate
  34. optimism
    a general disposition to expect the best in all things
  35. backlash
    an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
Created on Wed Nov 16 11:47:32 EST 2016 (updated Mon Nov 21 16:32:33 EST 2016)

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