Key Vocabulary TRASH Flashcards
Corruption
Coruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of authorityor power.
Shanty
A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard or other materials that are not very strong.
Stifiling
Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncormfatable You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot.
Squatter
A squatter is someone who lives in an unused building without having a legal right to do so and without paying any rent or any property tax.
Siphon
If you use siphon money or resources from something you cause them to be used for wich they were not intended.
Prosecution
The lawyers who try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are called the prosecution.
Poise
If someone has poise they are calm, dignified and self-controlled.
Destitute
Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
Marginalised.
To marginalise a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.