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JH American History
Notgrass American History Unit. 4-6
Term | Definition |
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Financial | Related to money or finances. |
Mutiny | A group of people refusing to obey orders and forcibly taking control away from their leader. |
Legend | A story from the past that is believed to be true, but cannot be proven. |
Negotiate | To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement. |
Modernize | To make something up-to-date with present styles or needs. |
Attraction | Something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do. |
Engineer | A person trained to design and build complicated machines, systems, or structures. |
Isolated | Separate from others |
Migrate | To move from one country or place to live or work in another. |
Whaling | The job or business of hunting whales. |
Resentment | A feeling of anger or displeasure about someone or something unfair. |
Regulate | To set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of something. |
Backfire | To have the reverse of the desired or expected effect. |
Rabble | A large group of loud people who could become violent. |
Represent | To act or speak officially for someone or something. |
Peninsula | A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area. |
Controversy | Strong disagreement about something among a large group of people. |
Charter | A document issued by a government that gives rights to a person or group. |
Philanthropist | A wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people. |
Petroleum | A kind of oil that comes from below the ground and that is the source of gasoline and other products. |
Satellite | An object that moves around a much larger planet. |
Aquatic | Taking place in or on water. |
Ingest | To swallow or take something, such as food into your body. |
Delicacy | Something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious. |
Watershed | A time when an important change happens. |