Dreamland burning vocab words

Question 1

A special favor, right, or advantage given to a person or group.

Answer 1

privilege

Question 2

act quickly

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apace

Question 3

practical

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pragmatic

Question 4

A scientist who studies human development and culture

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anthropologist

Question 5

Also called implicit bias. An inclination to prefer one type of person, object, or idea over others without being consciously aware of that preference.

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unconscious bias

Question 6

An American Indian

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injun

Question 7

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

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dour

Question 8

a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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prerogative

Question 9

active, energetic, forceful

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dynamic

Question 10

pretended; faked

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feigned

Question 11

A generalized belief about a group of people

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stereotype

Question 12

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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omniscient

Question 13

self-important; arrogant

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uppity

Question 14

to express an opinion

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opine

Question 15

derogatory word for African Americans dating back to the 17th century

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Coon

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consequence

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repercussion

Question 17

moral uprightness; righteousness

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rectitude

Question 18

a dog of mixed breed

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mongrel

Question 19

someone who boasts

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braggart

Question 20

generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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magnanimously

Question 21

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

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belabor

Question 22

to resent another’s success; to envy

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begrudge