English Flashcards
What does isolation mean?
Isolation
The process or fact of isolating or being isolated. (Being alone / apart from others.
Define loneliness
Sadness because one has no friends or company.
Define racism
Racism is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others, and the behaviour which is the result of this belief
Define segregation
The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
Define a nomad
A person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions.
Define cyclical
Occurring in cycles; recurrent.
Define hierarchy
A system in which members of an organisation or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
Define marginalisation
Making people feel unimportant
Define the American dream
The ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved.
Define the great depression
A long and severe recession in an economy or market.
Define the dust bowl
An area of land where vegetation had been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded