UNIT 6 VOCABULARY oppress bigot nostalgia impartial impervious implausible
WORDS IN CONTEXT: In the space provided, write the letter of the meaning closest to that of each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
1.) oppress [verb]
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The Germans were a people oppressed by Hitler during his Nazi Dictatorship.
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After their son was killed in a car accident, sorrow oppressed them.. oppress means a. help b. persecute c. comfort
2.) bigot [noun]
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Many of his political opponents consider him a racist bigot.
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To be a bigot means that you hold negative views of a group despite evidence. bigot means a. fanatic b. humanitarian c. moderate
3.) nostalgia [noun]
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The old woman felt nostalgia for her college days.
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The artist dismissed nostalgia and sentimentality to focus strictly on music itself.
nostalgia means a. comfort b. dislike c. yearning
4.) impartial [adjective]
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A judge needs to be impartial at a trial.
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A teacher should be impartial towards all students. impartial means a. biased b. unfair c. neutral
5.) impervious [adjective]
 The child’s coat is impervious to rain.
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The psychopath was impervious to his victim’s suffering. impervious means a. resistant b. impossible c. susceptible
6.) implausible [adjective]
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The predator had an implausible alibi. He said that he was home alone the night of the murder.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall seemed implausible until it happened in November of 1989. implausible means a. reasonable b. unbelievable c. realistic
________________________________________: keep in subservience; govern; control; treat cruelly
________________________________________: one who is intolerant of others
________________________________________: a sentimental yearning to return to the past
________________________________________: not biased; treating all equally
________________________________________: not able to be affected or disturbed
________________________________________ : not believable; provoking disbelief
SENTENCE CHECK 1: Using the answer lines provided, complete each item below with two words from the box. Use each word once.
1. Everyone on trial is entitled to a(n) __________________ jury to hear and evaluate the evidence fairly.
2. In an effort to maintain power and increase his wealth, the dictator was often known to ______________ his subjects, confining them to crowded camps and taking huge portions of their wages.
3. Entrenched in his own beliefs, the ____________ became angry with everyone who disagreed with him.
4. The flimsy excuse the student gave for not doing the homework seemed ______________ to the teacher.
5. The elderly couple looked at their photographs with great ______________ because the pictures brought back so many wonderful memories of their youth.
6. The huge line of our football team seemed _________ to any attack the opposing team offered.
FINAL CHECK – Eastern Europe Read the following selection carefully. Fill in each blank with the correct vocabulary word. Context clues will help you figure out which word goes in which blank. Use each word once.
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About thirty years ago, most of Eastern Europe was _________________________ by Communism.
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At that point, the fall of Communism as well as the Berlin Wall seemed completely ______________________________.
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The politicians of the Eastern European countries were ____________________; they persecuted everyone who disagreed with their policies.
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Unfortunately, they were ____________________ to the suffering of their people because they only watched out for themselves.
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The justice system was not _____________________ because opposition to authority was not accepted.
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Many of the older generation felt ____________________ for the years before World War II and the Great Depression because life had been better then.

VOCABULARY STORY – Write a story that makes sense using all of the words from unit 1. Use one word per sentence and underline or highlight each vocabulary word. Be sure to use the correct part of speech for each word. Each sentence should have context clues/synonyms that help explain what the word means.
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VOCABULARY PICTURES – Write the vocabulary word and copy the definition exactly, including the part of speech . Then write the definition in your own words . Finally, create a drawing to represent the definition and color it. If the picture is not colored the highest possible grade is a C.