Chapter 1 - Part 2 Flashcards

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Fraction

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Grumble

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Ripe

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Fair wage

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Claim

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Elitist

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Preoccupation

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Smokescreen

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Subsidize

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Public purse

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To redefine

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Excerpt

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Columnist

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Coal

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To reign

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Ravenous

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Coal-fired plants

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Environmentalist

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Hydrocarbon

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To haul

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Thermal coal

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Net exporter of coal

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Low-grade coal

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Low-sulfur coal

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Inland

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Coastal factory

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Aptitude

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Power company

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Light-rail system

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Capacity

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Exclusively

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Propagandistic

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Polemical

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To evoke

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Figurative language

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Personal anecdote

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Connotation

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Tower of strength

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To strike the right note

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The most striking appeal

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Poignant contrast

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Vice-president

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President

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Allegation

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Campaign funds

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Cocker spaniel dog

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Crate

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Tug

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Heartstring

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Bald

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To entice

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Assertion

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Mission statement

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Constitution

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Highway

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Violation

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To revere

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To convict

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Headline

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Revered civil rights leader

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Bound to evoke

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Visceral response

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Racial

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Statistical evidence

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The main appeal

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Juxtaposition

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Reminiscent

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To wrap

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Receptive

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To preach

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Gentle tongue-in-cheek teasing

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Bitter irony

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Political commentator

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The House of Representatives

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Congress

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A hearing

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Slash

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Repeal

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House floor

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To unveil

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To prohibit

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Impairs decorum

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In other words

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Broker

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To tap away

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The Senate

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Rules bar

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Poised

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Squawking

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Invariably

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Cluck

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In short

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Tobacco

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Lawmakers’ overdraft

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Nonetheless

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In the midst of

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Rudeness

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To tap on

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Handhold

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Gadgetry

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Unplug

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Speaker of the House

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Exaggeration

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Inappropriateness

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Marshaled

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106
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Civility

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Courtesy

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108
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Shrill

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109
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To forego

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Instantaneous communication

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Supreme Commander

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Allied Expeditionary Force

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Order of the Day

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Supreme Headquarters

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To embark upon

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The Great Crusade

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To strive

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Brothers-in-arms

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Oppressed

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Battle-hardened

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Savagely

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Triumph

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The United Nations

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To inflict

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Superiority

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Munition

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Beseech

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Almighty God

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Inextricably

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Political satirist

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Hilarious

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Endorsement

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Peril

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Realm

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Wisdom

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Searing vision

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Naivete

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Finessing

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To tailor

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Ravage

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Foster

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Acquisition

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Un-embargoed

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To unleash

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Prescient

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Candidacy

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Noble Prize

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Courteous

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Chief

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Skeptical

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