Vocabulary - Of Mice and Men Flashcards

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Isolation

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The process or fact of isolating or being isolated. (Being alone / apart
from others.)

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Loneliness

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Sadness because one has no friends or company.

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Racism

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Racism is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others, and
the behaviour which is the result of this belief.

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Segregation

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The action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.

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Nomadic

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A person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or
better living conditions.

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Cyclical

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Occuring in circles; recurrent.

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Hierarchy

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A system in which members of an organisation or society are ranked
according to relative status or authority.

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Marginilisation

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To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and
unimportant.

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The American Dream

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The ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American,
allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved.

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The Great Depression

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A long and severe recession in an economy or market.

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The Dust Bowl

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An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust
and eroded, especially because of drought or unsuitable farming
practice.

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