Unit 3: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers Children of the Dust Bowl and The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child.
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  1. rejection
    the act of turning something down
    When they left Weedpatch Camp to find work, the Okies faced ridicule, rejection, and shame.
  2. shiftless
    lacking ambition or initiative
    A local doctor said they were “shiftless trash who lived like dogs.”
  3. epidemic
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
    For example, epidemics of disease in the Okievilles caused the health and sanitation budget for Kern County to double between 1935 and 1940.
  4. sanitation
    the state of being clean and conducive to health
    For example, epidemics of disease in the Okievilles caused the health and sanitation budget for Kern County to double between 1935 and 1940.
  5. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
    The opposition to the Okie children angered Leo.
  6. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    He listened to the motor, tilting his head from side to side like a parrot, trying to detect any noises that spelled car trouble.
  7. acquire
    come to have or undergo a change of
    The pot had many dents and nicks, and the more dents and nicks it acquired the more Mamá liked it.
  8. foreman
    a person who exercises control over workers
    Since Papá did not speak English, Mamá asked the camp foreman if he needed any more workers.
  9. savor
    derive or receive pleasure from
    I woke up early that morning and lay in bed, looking at the stars and savoring the thought of not going to work and of starting sixth grade for the first time that year.
  10. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
    “Would you like to read?” he asked hesitantly.
Created on Thu Apr 22 16:30:48 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 28 14:52:13 EDT 2021)

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