SPRING - QGT6 - EQ: How was the judicial system politicized against Mexican-Americans and Latinos? - Source: ZOOT SUIT (Act 2 Scenes 4-6) - chakshiri

union

association of workers

bugle

brass instrument without valves

complied

carried out

warden

chief official in charge of a prison

solitary

dark room in a prison separate from other cells

jitterbug

fast dance popular in the 1940s performed with swing music

jute

fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth

foaming

full of bubbles

athletic

having skill and strength in sports

illuminate

make clear

pimp

master of a prostitute

arithmetic

mathematics

indispensable

necessary

unconvincing

not seeming real or true

pantomime

performance using gestures and body movements without words

riot

public disorder or violence

greaseball

racist term for Latinos or any kind of foreigner

rural

relating to farm areas and life in the country

drafted

required to join the military

spring

season between winter and summer

enthusiastic

showing great excitement and interest

flattered

someone has said good things about you

squadron

special unit of warships assigned to a particular task

bind

string together with rope or laces

coincidence

two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

satirical

using sarcasm to expose human vice or weakness

panoramic

view of an area in all directions

reality

way things or situations really are

flyweight

weight category in the sport of boxing

saxophone

woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body