mother jones Flashcards

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hunched

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raise one’s shoulders and bend the top of one’s body forward.

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textile

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textile, any filament, fibre, or yarn that can be made into fabric or cloth, and the resulting material itself

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dormitory

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a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.

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4
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soggy

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wet and soft.

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5
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prosperity

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the state of being prosperous.

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6
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treacherous

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guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

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mutilated

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inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.

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publicity

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notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.
“the case attracted wide publicity in the press”

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economics

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Economics (/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks, ˌɛkə-/) is the social science that studies how people interact with value

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socialist

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a person who advocates or practices socialism.

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