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"Fences" Vocabulary Flashcards

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  1. Congruence
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agreement or harmony; compatibility

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  1. Dubious
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hesitant; unsure; suspicious

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  1. Tenacious
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determined; powerful

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  1. Eloquence
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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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  1. Destitute
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Poor; empty

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  1. Guile
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sly or cunning intelligence

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  1. Vengeful
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seeking to harm because of a wrongdoing

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  1. Turbulent
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characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

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  1. Provocative
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maddening OR seductive

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  1. Emulate
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imitate; copy

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  1. Crude
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simple and rough

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  1. Vulgar
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offensive; harsh

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  1. Profound
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very great or intense

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  1. Devotion
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love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause

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  1. Succession
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series

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  1. Illuminate
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to clarify or light up

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  1. Vigilant
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keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

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  1. Scrutiny
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critical observation or examination

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  1. Ridicule
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to mock, taunt, or scorn

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  1. Seniority
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the fact or state of being older or higher in position or status than someone else

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  1. Liable
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Likely; inclined

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  1. Sane
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(of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill.

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  1. Eerie
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strange and frightening

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  1. Reparations
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fixing a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged

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  1. Jim Crow Era
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a time in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1877-1950s) when laws introduced in the Southern United States enforced racial segregation. “Seperate but equal” was a common slogan during this time… they were far from equal.

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  1. Redlining
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a discriminatory practice that consists of the systematic denial of services such as mortgages, insurance loans, and other financial services to residents of certain areas, based on their race or ethnicity.

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  1. Subpar loans
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money given out with interest rates (payback rates) that are higher than usual. These were given to people who are less likely to be able to pay back the money the borrowed.

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  1. Internalized Racism
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the process of creating a belief inside that the racist stereotypes, values, images and ideologies perpetuated by society about oneʼs racial group are true

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  1. Generational Trauma
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Damage that extends from one generation to the next. It begins when a group experiences a traumatic event that causes distress. In response, people belonging to that group develop physical or psychological symptoms that may be passed down.

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