Unit 1: Vocabulary from Readings 3

This list covers "Let America Be America Again," The Four Freedoms, The Bill of Rights, and "What Is Freedom?"
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  1. bondsman
    a male enslaved person
    I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil.
    I am the worker sold to the machine.
  2. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
    I am the man who never got ahead,
    The poorest worker bartered through the years.
  3. graft
    the practice of offering something for an illegal advantage
    Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
    The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
    We, the people, must redeem
    The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
  4. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
    Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
    The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
    We, the people, must redeem
    The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
  5. redeem
    restore the honor or worth of
    Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
    The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
    We, the people, must redeem
    The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
  6. disregard
    lack of attention and due care
    The mighty action that we are calling for cannot be based on a disregard of all the things worth fighting for.
  7. fiber
    attributes that determine one's moral and ethical actions
    Those things have toughened the fiber of our people, have renewed their faith and strengthened their devotion to the institutions we make ready to protect.
  8. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    Certainly this is no time for any of us to stop thinking about the social and economic problems which are the root cause of the social revolution which is today a supreme factor in the world.
  9. pension
    regular payment to allow a person to subsist without working
    We should bring more citizens under the coverage of old-age pensions and unemployment insurance.
  10. accordance
    concurrence or agreement of opinion
    No person should try, or be allowed to get rich out of the program, and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation.
  11. conception
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
    To that new order we oppose the greater conception—the moral order.
  12. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
  13. redress
    act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
  14. compulsory
    required by rule
    In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
  15. enumeration
    a numbered list
    The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  16. stigmatize
    condemn or openly brand as disgraceful
    She doesn’t want to stay with him but she feels divorce is a sign of failure and will stigmatize her socially.
Created on Thu Jan 21 10:42:01 EST 2021 (updated Thu Jan 21 15:09:48 EST 2021)

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