Vocabulary – Joseph M. Brown
Controversial
Adjective
Casing argument, disapproval or public debate
Opted
Verb
To choose something or choose to do something
Administration
Noun
Management of business
Appointed
Verb
To select or designate to fill an office or a position
Commission
Noun
a group of people authorized to carry out a duty
Dispute
Verb
to question or doubt the truth or validity of something
Bitter
Adjective
Resentful
Oppose
Verb
to be in competition, conflict, or battle with another person, team, or fighting force
Prohibition
Noun
in the United States, the period between 1919 and 1933 during which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was forbidden by the 18th Amendment
Automobile Registration
Noun
a certificate showing that a motor vehicle has been properly registered with a state’s department of motor vehicles
Anti-Semitism
Noun
policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews
Lynched
Verb
to seize somebody believed to have committed a crime and put him or her to death immediately and without trial, usually by hanging
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Dynasty
Noun
a prominent and powerful family or group of people whose members retain their power and influence through several generations