Reaching for the Stars Vocab Practice

What is the definition of segregation?

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• Hard times or misfortune

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

What is the synonym for adversity?

• Hardship

• Typecast

• Prejudice

What is the definition of stereotype?

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• Hard times or misfortune

What is the definition of discrimination?

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• Hard times or misfortune

• A person or group of people treated unfairly compared to others, usually because of one's gender, religion, nationality, ethnicity, race, or another personal characteristic

What is the definition of research?

• The study and investigation for the purpose of discovering and explaining new information

• Hard times or misfortune

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

What is the definition of space?

• The area that contains the entire universe beyond earth

• Hard times or misfortune

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

What is the definition of astronaut?

• Hard times or misfortune

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• A person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere

What is the definition of trajectory?

• The positions or path followed by an object moving through space

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

What is the definition of pioneer?

• An idea or belief many people have about a thing, group, or person based upon how they look on the outside, which may be untrue or only partly true

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• Someone who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress

What is the definition of contribution?

• Hard times or misfortune

• The practice or policy of separating a race, class, or group from the rest of society

• The part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance