Browse

Grade Levels

Test Prep

Academic Subjects

Foreign Language

Dynamo Close Button What is this?

The percentage shows how you rank against everyone else in the Word Dynamo universe. The highest Word Score on Word Dynamo right now is .

The more you play, the more your Word Score will increase. This equals higher test scores, better essays, wittier conversation, and more.

Help us build the new Word Dynamo app!   Take this quick survey now.

X

The Human Toll of The Great Depression

Word List with 14 words
*By Dictionary.com

Play
Click Play when you want to study these words and see how well you know them.
Print
|
Share
|

Choose a Game

  • match

    Match

    Match each word to its definition.

  • crossword

    Crossword

    Play these words in a crossword puzzle.

  • listen

    Listen

    Hear the word and select its definition.

  • flashcards

    Flashcards

    Practice terms and definitions at your own pace.

Words in This List

breadline
A line of people waiting to receive food given by a charitable organization or public agency.
soup kitchen
A place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
Hooverville
A collection of huts and shacks, as at the edge of a city, housing the unemployed during the 1930s.
Okies
A migrant worker from Oklahoma especially during the Great Depression.
1932
The year in which 12 ½ million were out of work in America.
See all words ‣
psychological
Pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology. The Depression was psychologically distressing.
starvation
The act or state of being starved; to lack of sustenance.
migration
The process or act of leaving one place for another. Many poor Dust Bowl dwellers made the great trek to California seeking more prosperity.
Dust Bowl
The region in the south central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
malnutrition
Lack of proper nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced nutrition.
overcrowding
To fill with people to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.
homeless
Persons who lack permanent housing.
destitution
Lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.
despair
To lose, give up, or be without hope.

Quick Study

Flashcards
Try Flashcards for a simple way to review the words in this list.

Quiz Types

Match
Crossword
Listen
Choose one of these quizzes to learn words by playing fast-paced games.
Similar to The Human Toll of The Great Depression
The Causes of the Second World War
by Dictionary.com
23 words

Choose a Game

  • match

    Match

    Match each word to its definition.

  • crossword

    Crossword

    Play these words in a crossword puzzle.

  • listen

    Listen

    Hear the word and select its definition.

  • flashcards

    Flashcards

    Practice terms and definitions at your own pace.

Terms and Etymologies Relating to Political Scienc...
by Dictionary.com
15 words

Choose a Game

  • match

    Match

    Match each word to its definition.

  • crossword

    Crossword

    Play these words in a crossword puzzle.

  • listen

    Listen

    Hear the word and select its definition.

  • flashcards

    Flashcards

    Practice terms and definitions at your own pace.

SAT Reading

4 lists

Play

 

Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.