vocabulary
Langston Hughes : Might have vocab quiz on these words .
Terms
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- Affluent
- Having plenty of money and the things money can buy ;rich .
- Castoff
- A thing that has been thrown away or rejected..
- Discrimination
- A prejudice or unjust behavior towards other based on difference in age ,race or gender etc.
- Feverishly
- Excitedly or restlessly.
- Fleeting
- Passing swiftly;Not lasting.
- Jim Crow Laws
- State and local laws discriminating against African Americans that were inforced in many U.S. states from the late 1870's to mid 1960's
- Prolific
- Producing in large quantities or with great frequency;Productive .
- Renaissance
- A period of great activity especially in culture art or learning.
- Segregate
- To separate or isolate from the main group ;especially to separate by race.
- Shabby
- Run down ragged or worn;Not fair or generous.