My Vocabulary Frontier

persecution -
Sentence:
They left their homelands, for the most part
in southern and eastern Europe, to escape
poverty, land shortage, and crowding,
political trouble, and religious persecution.
Definitions:
a program or campaign to exterminate,
drive away, or subjugate a people because
of their religion, race, or beliefs


Syllables/Pronunciation:
perseCUtion
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Per-: through, all over
-
-tion: forming nouns of action, condition,
etc. such as completion, relation
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Putting Down Roots, Then and Now
Synonyms:
-Oppression
-harassment
Vacillate decisive
Sentence:
After world war 2, congress vacillated over
immigration policy.
Definitions:
Waver between different opinions or
actions; be indecisive


Syllables/Pronunciation:
VAcillate
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-
-
-ate: forming verbs such as fascinate
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Putting Down Roots, Then and Now
Synonyms:
-dither
-hesitate
applicant -
Sentence:
However, lawmakers also limited the total
number of immigrants to 290,000, with
preference given to the professionals highly
skilled applicants the country needed.
Definitions:
A person who makes a formal application
for something for something, especially a
job



Syllables/Pronunciation:
Applicant
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Ap-: variant spelling of ad-: denoting motion
or direction to
-
-ant: (forming nouns) denoting an agent
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Putting Down Roots, Then and Now
Synonyms:
-candidate
-competitor









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perseverance -
Sentence:
Nevertheless, the history of Philadelphia as
an immigrant port is a rich and complex
story of peaks and valleys, false starts, and
perseverance against natural
disadvantages.
Definitions:
Persistence in doing something despite
difficulty or delay in achieving success



Syllables/Pronunciation:
perseVERance
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Per-: through, all over
-
-ance: forming nouns: denoting a quality or
state or an instance of one
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Early Immigrant Story
Synonyms:
-persistence
-tenacity
Assembly -
Sentence:
Beginning about 1717, when the Provincial
Assembly ordered ship captains to submit
passenger lists to officials, there were true
mass migrations of Germans and of Scotch-
Irish directly Philadelphia.
Definitions:
-A group of people gathered together in one
place for a common purpose.
-a group of people elected to make laws or
decisions for a particular country or region



Syllables/Pronunciation:
aSSEmbly
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
As-:variant spelling of ad-: denoting motion
or direction to
-
-
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Early Immigrant Story
Synonyms:
-gathering
-meeting
contagious -
Sentence:
In order to prevent them from also bringing
in contagious diseases such as yellow fever,
by 1798 a quarantine hospital, the
Lazaretto, had been built a few miles below
Philadelphia.
Definitions:
(Of a disease) spread from one person or
organism to another by direct or indirect
contact
(of a person) having a disease that can be
transmitted by contact with other people

Syllables/Pronunciation:
conTAgious
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Con-: various spelling of com-: with,
together, jointly, altogether
-
-ous: forming adjectives, characterized by, of
the nature of

Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Early Immigrant Story
Synonyms:
-infectious
-communicable



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affluent Poor, impoverished
Sentence:
Unable to afford either the horse can fare or
the new houses, most laborers and
industrial workers remained tied to the
neighborhoods in which they worked, while
more affluent Philadelphians of all ethnic
groups were moving out of the old parts of
the city and into the northwest and west.
Definitions:
(especially of a group or area) having a
great deal of money and wealthy
(archaic) (of water) flowing freely or in great
quantity



Syllables/Pronunciation:
Affluent
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Af-: variant spelling of ad-: denoting motion
or direction to
-
-(forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence
of action or state
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Philadelphias Immigrant Neighborhoods
Synonyms:
-wealthy
-prosperous
locomotive -
Sentence:
At the turn of the century Philadelphia led
the nation in such diverse industries as the
production of locomotives, streetcars, saws,
hosiery, hats, leather goods, and cigars.
Definitions:
-A powerful railway vehicle used for pulling
trains
-(of machine, vehicle, or animal) having the
power of progressive motion

Syllables/Pronunciation:
locoMOtive
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-
-
-ive: (forming adjectives and nouns) tending
to, having the nature of
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Philadelphias Immigrant Neighborhoods
Synonyms:
-transit
-transport
disperse assemble
Sentence:
After the first World War the group began to
disperse geographically.
Definitions:
Distribute or spread over a wide area




Syllables/Pronunciation:
disPERse
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
Dis-: expressing negation, denoting removal
of something, or absence of an action
-
-
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Immigration in the Last Century
Synonyms:
-separate
-spilt up





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garment -
Sentence:
The Italians, now well established in the
garment, construction, and waterfront
industries, enlarged their settlement in
South Philadelphia further to the South and
West.
Definitions:
An item of clothing




Syllables/Pronunciation:
GArment
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-
-
(Forming nouns) denoting an agent
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Immigration in the Last Century
Synonyms:
-costume
-outfit
deport -
Sentence:
By 1929 more undocumented immigrants
were being deported through the Gloucester
City detention center then were being
admitted through the port.
Definitions:
(with obj.) expel (a foreigner) from a country,
typically on the ground of illegal status or for
having committed a crime



Syllables/Pronunciation:
dePORt
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
De-:t (forming verbs) down, away,
completely
-
-
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Immigration in the Last Century
Synonyms:
-expel
-exile
overt covert
Sentence:
Will you be an overt or a covert participant?
Definitions:
Done or shown openly, plainly, apparent




Syllables/Pronunciation:
oVERt
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
Ideas as some organizing principles for your
field work
Synonyms:
-undisguised
-unconcealed








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infrared -
Sentence:
In our research, two colleagues and I use
infrared eye-tracking scanners to determine
exactly what people are looking at when
they watch video ads.
Definitions:
(of electromagnetic radiation) having a
wavelength just greater than that of the red
end of the visible light spectrum but less
than that of microwave.

Syllables/Pronunciation:
infRAred

Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
In-: not, without, in, into
-
-ed: forming adjectives; having, possessing,
affected by
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
The New Science of Viral Ads
Synonyms:
-ultraviolet
-
boon Curse, disadvantage
Sentence:
This is not the boon it might seem: the more
prominent or intrusive the logo, the more
likely viewers are to stop watching even if
they know and like the brand.
Definitions:
- (using in sing) a thing that is helpful or
beneficial
- (archaic) a favour or request


Syllables/Pronunciation:
BOon
Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
The New Science of Viral Ads
Synonyms:
-blessing
-godsend
aversion Liking, inclination
Sentence:
People seem to have an unconscious
aversion to being persuaded, so when they
see a logo, they resist.
Definitions:
A strong dislike or disinclination




Syllables/Pronunciation:
aVERsion

Prefix, Root, and Suffix:
-
-
-sion: forming nouns such as mansion,
persuasion
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)
The New Science of Viral Ads
Synonyms:
-disinclination
-hatred