Georgia Vocabulary Lists

Vocabulary – Civil Rights Act of 1964 Bigotry Noun Prejudice, racism, intolerance. Showing strong opinions in this case about ethnicity Social Order Noun They way a society is organized with some lower Segregated Adjective Separated by race or ethnic status Halting Adjective Having lots of stops or pauses. Hesitant, awkward Massive Resistance Noun a policy […]

Vocabulary – Centers for Disease Control Established Public Health Noun the general health of a community and the practice and study of ways to preserve and improve it. Public health includes health education, sanitation, control of diseases, and regulation of pollution. Malaria Noun an infectious disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted by the […]

Vocabulary – James Oglethorpe Parliamentary Committee Noun A group of legislatures that have a specific duty such as approving charters to start colonies. Reform Noun the reorganization and improvement of something such as a political institution or system that is considered to be faulty, ineffective, or unjust Trustees Noun A country or group of people […]

Vocabulary – Georgia Lottery Begins Lottery Noun a large-scale gambling game, usually organized to raise money for a public cause, in which numbered tickets are sold and a draw is held to select the winning numbers Designated Verb to choose something for a particular purpose Ratified Verb to give formal approval to something Motivate Verb […]

Vocabulary – W.C. Bradley Entrepreneur Noun somebody who starts or provides the money to start new commercial companies and businesses Cotton Factor Noun The merchant who sold the cotton for the planters Unrivaled Adjective Has no equal or rival – set apart Vertical Integration Noun the bringing together of companies that are in the chain […]

Vocabulary – Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Flanking Verb The attack on the left or right side of a military formation Frustrating Verb to make somebody feel disappointed, exasperated, angry, annoyed or weary because they have not gotten what they want. Desperate Adjective Extreme, last resort, drastic, reckless Assault Noun A violent physical or verbal attack […]

Vocabulary – Georgia Ratifies the 18th Amendment Social Engineering Noun the use of policies that are based on the findings of social science to deal with social problems Reformers Noun a person or movement that reforms or tries to reform others a person or movement that tries to change and improve something by correcting problems […]

Vocabulary – Atlanta Thrashers Hat trick Noun in ice hockey or soccer, a series of three wins or successes, especially three goals scored by the same player Franchise Noun a professional sports team that is a member of an organized league Thrived Verb to be successful and often profitable

Vocabulary – Mary Latimer McLendon 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 Suffragist Noun a supporter of the extension of the right to vote to a particular group, especially to women, or to all […]

Vocabulary – Stand Waite Confederacy Noun Confederate States of America – the confederation of the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861, an act that started the Civil War. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia were the states that seceded. Assassinated Verb to […]