Unite 4 ( ord) Flashcards
To embark
go on/board a ship or aircraft
ethnic groups
a group of people that are bound together by common ties of race, language nationality or culture
to accommodate
to provide with a place to live or to be stored in
industrialization
The process of change from a basic agrarian economy to an industrialized one
imperialism
genocide
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
contemporary
“1. living or occuring at the same time
2. existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern”
empire
a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country:
to control
to rule something or someone’s actions
raw materials
any material, such as oil, cotton, or sugar in its natural condition, before it has been processed for use:
authentic
in a way that accurately represents how something really is
culprit
someone who has done something wrong
adequate
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose
prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
vulnerable
able to be easily physically or mentally hurt
unintendet
not intended; not expected and planned
nearby
not far away
startled
surprised and slightly frightened
to assume
to accept something to be true
linguistically
in a way that is connected with language or the study of language
to recognize
to accept that something is legal, true, or important
recently
not long ago
to remind someone about something
to make someone think of something they have forgotten
self-appointed
behaving as if you have responsibility or authority, without having been chosen by other people
