The Roaring Twenties

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  1. mass culture
    information and entertainment distributed online, on TV, in movies, etc.
  2. chain store
    one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
  3. 1920s
    the decade from 1920 to 1929
  4. racy
    marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  5. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  6. economic growth
    steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy
  7. slang
    informal language that is inappropriate for formal occasions
  8. advertise
    make publicity for; try to sell
  9. nationwide
    occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
  10. unfamiliar
    not known or well known
  11. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
  12. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  13. doubled
    twice as great or many
  14. unite
    join or combine
  15. roaring
    very lively and profitable
  16. uncomfortable
    providing or experiencing physical unease
  17. handful
    the quantity that can be held in the hand
  18. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  19. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
  20. chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
  21. roar
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  22. advertising
    the business of drawing attention to goods and services
  23. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  24. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  25. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  26. live in
    live in the house where one works
  27. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  28. swept
    possessing sweep
  29. American
    of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
  30. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  31. dance
    taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
  32. for the first time
    the initial time
  33. thanks
    an acknowledgment of appreciation
  34. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
  35. farm
    workplace or land used for growing crops or raising animals
  36. double
    consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
  37. wealth
    property that has economic value
  38. listen
    hear with intention
  39. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
  40. same
    same in identity
  41. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
  42. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  43. thank
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
  44. buy
    obtain by purchase
  45. in fact
    in reality or actuality
  46. total
    the whole amount
  47. State
    the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
  48. social
    living together or enjoying life in communities
  49. United States
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  50. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  51. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  52. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
  53. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  54. people
    any group of human beings collectively
  55. many
    a large number of the persons or things being discussed
  56. change
    become different in some particular way
  57. united
    being or joined into a single entity
  58. bring
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  59. age
    how long something has existed
  60. sometimes
    on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
  61. live
    have life, be alive
  62. big
    above average in size or number or quantity
  63. indeed
    in truth (often tends to intensify)
  64. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  65. even
    being level or straight or regular and without variation
  66. used
    previously owned by another
  67. more
    greater in size or amount or extent or degree
  68. use
    put into service
  69. more than
    (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
  70. small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
  71. however
    in whatever way or manner
  72. young
    any immature animal
  73. between
    in the interval
  74. new
    not of long duration
  75. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
  76. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  77. first
    preceding all others in time or space or degree
  78. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
Created on Tue Nov 12 17:02:48 EST 2013 (updated Tue Nov 12 17:03:25 EST 2013)

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