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Ellis Island/Thanksgiving Vocab

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  • a native or inhabitant of Slovakia, or a person of Slovak descent.
    slovak
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  • a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
    quarantine
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  • a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
    native
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  • a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
    ancestors
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  • a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
    immigrant
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  • -originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
    indigenous
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  • To announce officially or publicly
    proclaim
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  • an organized course of action to achieve a goal.
    campaign
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  • recall and show respect for (someone or something).
    commemorate
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  • a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
    turmoil
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  • dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
    somber
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  • academic study or achievement; learning of a high level.
    scholarship
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  • the action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; treachery.
    betrayal
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  • according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.
    customary
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  • a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
    vigil
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  • continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
    persistence
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