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Unit 6: Selection Vocabulary 2

This list covers Civil Rights Act of 1964 and "Second Inaugural Address."
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  1. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
    All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.
  2. transient
    lasting a very short time
    ...any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence...
  3. substantial
    fairly large
    The operations of an establishment affect commerce within the meaning of this title if (1) it is one of the establishments described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b); (2) in the case of an establishment described in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), it serves or offers to serve interstate travelers or a substantial portion of the food which it serves, or gasoline or other products which it sells, has moved in commerce...
  4. scope
    an area in which something operates or has power or control
    The provisions of this title shall not apply to a private club or other establishment not in fact open to the public, except to the extent that the facilities of such establishment are made available to the customers or patrons of an establishment within the scope of subsection (b).
  5. pursue
    carry out or participate in an activity
    Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper.
  6. venture
    put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
  7. constitute
    compose or represent
    These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.
  8. attain
    reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
    Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained.
  9. scourge
    something causing misery or death
    Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
  10. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
    With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
Created on Tue Dec 08 14:12:57 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 10 12:53:50 EST 2020)

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