Fus+and+Grad+Gress-Period+6

Fus- to pour
Infuse- to put into; fill Diffuse- v. spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people Effusive- expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure or approval in an unrestrained and heartfelt manner

Grad/ Gress- to step or to go
Regress: v. return to a former of less developed state; decline Transgress- v. infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior) Degrade- v. to lower the character or quality of

John was like any other kid his age. All he wanted to do was have fun and live life, but this was hard because he was __degraded__. People did this because of his race. Being African American at the time made his peers be nice to him one day then __regress__ the next. John had a plan to __infuse__ people with the thinking of equality. This was a great idea, so he thought, until people started to __transgress__ because of their anger towards what he was saying. They were making unlawful decisions while he was trying to __diffuse__ the word about racial equality. After things calmed down and they started to hear him out, people began to be __effusive__ towards African Americans. John was able to get his point across and do good for his community.