Global issue

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camaraderie

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friendliness among the people you work with

Question 2

in the prime of life

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(n) the period when you most active and successful

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candid

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honest

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genocide

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(n) the murder of a whole group

Ex: victims of genocide

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remorse

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(n) sadness, sorry for what you have done

Ex: He felt no remorse for the murder he had committed.

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unscathed

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(adj) without injuries

Ex: Her husband died in the accident, but she escaped unscathed.

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pact

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(n) a formal agreement

Ex: The US and Canada have signed for a free-trade pact.

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anthropologist

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(n) a person who studies human and their customs, belief

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rally support

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(n, v) come together to make support

Ex: The president has called on people to rally to the government.

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implore

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(v) to ask someone to do sth in a sincere way

Ex: She implored her parents not to send her away from school.

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potent

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(adj) most powerful, effective

Ex: The Berlin wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.

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make strides

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(n) development

Ex: The West made strides in improving energy efficiency.

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disparate

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(adj) different in every way

Ex: culturally disparate

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inadvertently

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(adj) not intentional

Ex: All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people’s ideas.

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advocate for change

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(v) publicly support for change

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health equity

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fairness in health care practice

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credibility

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trust

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scapegoat

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(n) a person to blame for

Ex: The captain was made a scapegoat for the team’s failure.

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vigilante

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(n) a person who unofficially prevent crime, or catch and punish someone (because they think the government cannot do it)

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scalding

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(adj) very hot

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recite

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(v) to say aloud from memory

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stumble

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(v) to step awkwardly and fall

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brutal

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(adj) cruel, violent

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devout

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(adj) believe strongly in religion

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pragmatist

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(n) dealing with problems in a sensible way (rather than stick to the fixed ideas)
Ex: The council has operated much more efficiently since pragmatism replaced political dogma.

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coveted from afar

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(v) to desire

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stingier

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(adj) mean, unwilling to spend money

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wrestled with demons

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to fight with demon

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doom

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(n, v) destroy, be in a bad situation

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supremacist

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someone who believes that a particular type or group of people should lead or have control over other types or groups of people because they believe they are better
Ex: a white supremacist

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drug-addled

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addle(v): to confuse

Ex: I think my brain has been addled by the heat

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virtuous

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(adj) having good moral qualities and behavior

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grim

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(adj) worrying, without hope

Ex: The future looks grim.

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secession

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(n) the decision of a state to separate from the US

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reacquaint

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(v) to make familiar again

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disturbed

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not thinking or behave normally

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echo

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to repeat the details (that are similar to sth else)

Ex: I’ve heard the prime minister’s view echoed throughout the party

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crude

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(adj) in natural state, not yet processed

Ex: crude oil

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predisposed to/towards sth

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(adj) to be more likely to

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barbarism

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(adj) extremely cruel

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diverts

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(v) to change direction

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staggering

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(adj) shocking and suprising