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Children of the Dust Bowl Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
migrants a person who moves from place to place especially in order to find work
unemployment a situation where a person is looking for work but can't find any
unprofitable not making financial gain
hardship severe suffering
bountiful large in quantity; abundant
barren lifeless
despair the complete loss or absence of hope
squatter a settler with no legal title to the land they occupy
squatter community a group of people without legal claim to the land they occupy
injustice lack of fairness
squalor the state of being extremely dirty as a result of poverty
humanized give something a human character
memorable worth remembering because of being special or unusual
preserve maintain something in its original state
empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
opposition resistance or dissent in action or argument
blurb a short description of a book written of the back cover
acceptance the act of being received as adequate or suitable
trait a distinguishing quality or characteristic
self-sufficient needing no outside help to satisfy one's basic needs
prediction to indicate in advance of an observation
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