"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 19

This list focuses on the postwar boom (Unit 5, Chapter 19).

Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 5, World War II and its aftermath: Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18, Chapter 19

Here are links to all the units of the California edition of the textbook published by McDougal Littell: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7
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  1. suburb
    a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
  2. development
    a district that has been built to serve some purpose
  3. outstrip
    be or do something to a greater degree
  4. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  5. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  6. liberal
    having political views favoring reform and progress
  7. conglomerate
    a group of diverse companies under common ownership
  8. franchise
    a business authorized to sell a company's goods or services
  9. standardize
    cause to conform to a norm
  10. conformity
    compliance with accepted standards, rules, or norms
  11. population
    the number of inhabitants in a given place
  12. generation
    all the people living at the same time or of the same age
  13. breakthrough
    the act of making an important discovery
  14. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
  15. pediatrician
    a medical specialist in the care of children
  16. homogenize
    make uniform or consistent throughout
  17. consumerism
    the theory that increasing use of goods is beneficial
  18. obsolescence
    falling into disuse or becoming out of date
  19. commuter
    someone who travels regularly to and from work
  20. entertainment
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  21. expenditure
    the act of spending money for goods or services
  22. disposable
    designed to be thrown away after use
  23. stereotypical
    lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
  24. portrayal
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  25. idealize
    consider or render as the best or most appropriate type
  26. mainstream
    the prevailing current of thought
  27. exposure
    presentation to view in an open or public manner
  28. emergence
    the gradual beginning or coming forth
  29. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
  30. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  31. barrio
    a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city
  32. autonomy
    political independence
  33. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  34. termination
    the act of ending something
  35. relocate
    become established in a new place
Created on Wed Nov 16 12:26:03 EST 2016 (updated Mon Nov 21 14:47:53 EST 2016)

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