"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 15

This list focuses on the New Deal (Unit 4, Chapter 15).

Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 4, the 1920s and the Great Depression: Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15

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  1. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  2. recovery
    the act of regaining or saving something lost
  3. insolvent
    unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
  4. deposit
    money saved in a bank or some similar institution
  5. insurance
    promise of reimbursement in the case of loss
  6. security
    financial instrument documenting ownership of an investment
  7. implement
    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
  8. stimulate
    provide the needed input for
  9. adjustment
    amount added or deducted based on qualifying circumstances
  10. supply
    offering goods and services for sale
  11. demand
    the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
  12. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  13. corps
    a body of people associated together
  14. deficit
    an excess of liabilities over assets
  15. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws
  16. allotment
    distribution according to a plan
  17. collective
    done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
  18. bargain
    negotiate the terms of an exchange
  19. retirement
    the state of being withdrawn from one's business
  20. utility
    a company that performs a public service
  21. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  22. alignment
    an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty
  23. scab
    someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
  24. escapist
    a person who frequently retreats into a world of fantasy
  25. uplifting
    cheerfully encouraging
  26. impact
    a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  27. endure
    continue to exist
  28. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  29. comprehensive
    broad in scope
  30. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  31. parity
    functional equality
  32. generate
    produce, as energy
  33. sponsor
    assume a position as a supporter
  34. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  35. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Created on Wed Nov 16 12:15:06 EST 2016 (updated Sun Nov 20 16:37:32 EST 2016)

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