"The American Pageant," Vocabulary from Chapters 28-29

This list focuses on Progressivism, Theodore Roosevelt, and Wilsonian Progressivism (1901-1916).

Here are links to all the chapters in Part Five, Struggling for Justice at Home and Abroad: Chapters 28-29, Chapters 30-32, Chapters 33-35

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  1. progressive
    a person who favors a philosophy of political change
  2. reform
    a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
  3. predatory
    living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
  4. conspicuous
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  5. consumption
    the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs
  6. injustice
    the practice of being unfair
  7. iniquity
    morally objectionable behavior
  8. expose
    the unmasking of an impostor or a fraud
  9. muckraker
    one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another
  10. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  11. criticism
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  12. liberal
    having political views favoring reform and progress
  13. vice
    a specific form of evildoing
  14. malpractice
    a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
  15. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  16. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
  17. humane
    marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering
  18. regulation
    the state of being controlled or governed
  19. inspection
    a formal or official examination
  20. reclamation
    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use
  21. environmentalist
    someone who works to protect nature from destruction
  22. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
  23. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  24. initiative
    the first of a series of actions
  25. remedy
    set straight or right
  26. militant
    disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
  27. zeal
    excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
  28. righteousness
    the quality of adhering to moral principles
  29. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  30. pulpit
    a platform raised to give prominence to the person on it
  31. principled
    based on or demonstrating morality or rightness
  32. substantial
    fairly large
  33. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
  34. defect
    a failing or deficiency
  35. shortcoming
    a failing or deficiency
  36. endorse
    give support or one's approval to
  37. epochal
    highly significant, especially bringing about a new era
  38. reserve
    something kept back or saved for future use
  39. promissory
    relating to a verbal commitment by one person to another
  40. objectionable
    causing offense or disapproval
  41. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  42. deed
    something that people do or cause to happen
  43. benefit
    derive an advantage from
  44. gain
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  45. compensation
    the act of making amends for service, loss, or injury
  46. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business
  47. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  48. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
  49. rationalize
    structure according to scientific principles
  50. modernize
    make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
Created on Tue Nov 22 11:32:28 EST 2016 (updated Mon Dec 05 13:00:40 EST 2016)

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