Lesson 5 - "A Quilt of a Country" - English 9
conundrum
a difficult problem
undercurrent
a feeling or tendency that is not explicitly expressed
pluralism
a social organization in which diversity is tolerated
apartheid
a social policy of racial segregation
cold war
a state of political hostility between countries
counterargument
an opinion offered in opposition to another position
mongrel
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine
Balkanize
divide a territory into small, hostile states
improbable
having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
disparate
including markedly dissimilar elements
discordant
lacking in harmony
interwoven
linked, laced, or locked closely together
coalesce
mix together different elements
diversity
noticeable variety
overwhelm
overcome by superior force
refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
delineate
represented accurately or precisely
subjective
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
psyche
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
ostracism
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
objective
the goal intended to be attained