Unit 3 Flashcards
(34 cards)
A basic right (such as the right to be treated well or the right to vote) that many societies believe every person should have.
Human right
A person who speaks out for, argues for or supports a cause or group.
Advocate
A person who uses or supports strong actions (such as public protests) to help make changes in politics or society.
Activist
A series of activities designed to produce a particular result.
Campaign
An often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.
Stereotype
An unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc.
Prejudice
To treat (someone) cruelly or unfairly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs.
Persecute
To unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups.
Discriminate
To take away, interfere with, or ignore (something, such as a person’s rights or privacy) in an unfair or illegal way.
Violate
Dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers).
Corruption
A tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly.
Bias
The use of violent acts to frighten the people to try to achieve a political goal.
Terrorism
Generous and friendly treatment of visitors and guests, such as offering food and drinks, etc.
Hospitality
To plan or want to do (something): to have (something) in your mind as a purpose or goal.
Intend
To state or show that (something) is true or correct.
Confirm
To say the opposite of (something that someone else has said): to deny the truth of (something).
Contradict
A feeling that someone is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong.
Suspicion
To form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought.
Judge
To make someone afraid of you because they think you are better, smarter, or stronger, etc.
Intimidate
A journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose (such as to explore a distant place or to do research).
Expedition
To forbid people from using (something): to say that something cannot be used or done.
Ban
To show or express strong disapproval of something at a public event with other people.
Protest
To remove images or information from books, movies, letters, website, etc., that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.
Censor
Knowing that something (such as a situation, condition, or problem) exists.
Aware
