2-5 Flashcards

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DAUNT

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  1. To make someone feel frightened or discouraged

EX. Gregory says that math daunts him, but he is actually very good at math.

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COMMODITY

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  1. A product that is bought and sold 2. Some thing useful or valued.

EX. Time is a previous commodity

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DIRE

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  1. Dreadful or urgent

EX. After falling into the pool, James was in dire need for a change of clothes

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DISPLACE

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  1. Lacking a home country etc. 2. Forced to remove from their usual or proper home.

EX. The flood displaced hundreds of people when it destroyed the towns sewer system.

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HAVEN

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  1. A harbor 2. A safe place to protect from danger or trouble
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HUMANITARIAN

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  1. To do with helping people and releasing suffering
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NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

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  1. A group nat associated with those that the govern a country
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PERSECUTION

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  1. The cruel and unfair treatment of some one
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