9/13/16 Flashcards
1
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migrant
A
a person who moves from one region to another
2
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recession
A
a period of economic decline
3
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cultivated
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developing a quality or trying to improve work with soil
4
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displaced
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when someone takes over the role or the place of someone else
5
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erode
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to gradually wear away
6
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strain
A
work hard to do something
7
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refugee (different from migrant)
A
someone forced to leave a country to escape war or hardship
8
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overextended
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an excessive burden of work to make too long
9
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balmy
A
tropical weather, pleasantly warm
10
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juncture
A
place where things join
