Unit 3: A Suitcase of Seaweed; Immigrants Today

Learn these words from the poem by Janet Wong and the textbook article by Ann M. Rossi (Inside: Level B, Unit 3).

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  1. shiny
    having a glossy surface or coating
  2. treasure
    a collection of precious things
  3. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  4. ripe
    fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
  5. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  6. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  7. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  8. huddle
    crowd or draw together
  9. mass
    the common people generally
  10. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  11. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  12. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  13. adjust
    adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  14. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
  15. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  16. area
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary
  17. museum
    a building for collecting and displaying valuable objects
  18. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  19. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  20. holiday
    a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
  21. heritage
    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
  22. monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
  23. familiar
    well known or easily recognized
  24. religious
    concerned with sacred matters or the church
  25. tasty
    pleasing to the palate
  26. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  27. handicraft
    a type of work that requires manual skill and dexterity
  28. carry
    have on hand
  29. broadcast
    disseminate over the airwaves, as in radio or television
  30. soap opera
    a serialized program dealing with dramatic situations
  31. foreign
    relating to another place or part of the world
  32. local
    of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular area
  33. keep track
    stay informed or fully aware of
  34. practical
    having or put to an actual purpose or use
  35. wealth
    the quality of abundance
Created on Wed Jul 20 17:25:16 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 16:22:40 EDT 2016)

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