Vocabulary

Question 1

asylum

Answer 1

a place of refuge and safety

Question 2

asylum seeker

Answer 2

a person who has left their country to claim refugee statues elsewhere but whose request for asylum has yet to be processed

Question 3

refugee

Answer 3

a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Question 4

smuggler

Answer 4

a person who smuggles goods (in our book, the “goods” are people)

Question 5

coyote

Answer 5

a person who smuggles immigrants across the Mexico-United States border

Question 6

Tegucigalpa

Answer 6

the capital of Honduras

Question 7

mortar

Answer 7

a mixture of cement, sand, and water used for bonding building blocks

Question 8

disposition

Answer 8

a person’s tendency, mood, or temperament

Question 9

jostle

Answer 9

when you push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly

Question 10

shabby

Answer 10

something in poor condition

Question 11

welfare

Answer 11

financial support given to people in need

Question 12

destitute

Answer 12

someone who is lacking possessions and resources ( adjective not noun)

Question 13

dread

Answer 13

fearful expectation or anticipation

Question 14

DACA

Answer 14

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

A policy that…
1. protects around 800,000 young people known as “dreamers” (people who enter the US unlawfully as children)
2. does not grant them official legal status, but it does allow them to apply for a driver’s license, social security number, and work permit

Question 15

DREAMers

Answer 15

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors

the general term given to people who arrived as minors to the US unlawfully

Question 16

What is the difference between DACA and DREAMers

Answer 16

DACA refers only to those who applied for and received DACA status through the Obama-created program.

DREAMers refer to the larger population of unauthorized migrants who arrived as minors to the United States.

Question 17

Harrowing

Answer 17

acutely/intensely distressing

Question 18

Atrocities

Answer 18

an extremely wicked or cruel act

Question 19

Tattered

Answer 19

old and torn

Question 20

Summon

Answer 20

call on someone or something to be present or come to them

Question 21

Demean

Answer 21

to cause shame or humiliation

Question 22

Cunning

Answer 22

to be skilled at achieving something by using deceit or trickery

Question 23

Bandit

Answer 23

a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang

Question 24

Embolden

Answer 24

Give someone the courage or confidence to do something

Question 25

prosthesis

Answer 25

an artificial body part

Question 26

steel

Answer 26

mentally prepare oneself to do or force something difficult