Collection 1: A Quilt of a Country

As you read Anna Quindlen's "A Quilt of a Country," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 9's Collection 1: A Quilt of a Country, Once Upon a Time, Rituals of Memory, The Gettysburg Address
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  1. mongrel
    derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine
  2. disparate
    including markedly dissimilar elements
  3. discordant
    lacking in harmony
  4. pluralism
    a social organization in which diversity is tolerated
  5. ostracism
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
  6. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  7. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  8. Balkanize
    divide a territory into small, hostile states
  9. interwoven
    linked, laced, or locked closely together
  10. cold war
    a state of political hostility between countries
  11. overwhelm
    overcome by superior force
  12. diversity
    noticeable variety
  13. undercurrent
    a feeling or tendency that is not explicitly expressed
  14. coalesce
    mix together different elements
  15. improbable
    having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
Created on Fri Jun 27 23:55:23 EDT 2014 (updated Sat Jun 28 09:56:31 EDT 2014)

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