My Name Flashcards
Vocab words from My Name
1
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immigration
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to travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there
2
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assimilation
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to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group or to make similar
3
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sobbing
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to cry or to weep with convulsive catching of the breath
4
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chandelier
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a branched often ornate lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling
5
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inherited
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to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor’s death
6
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nostalgic
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longing for or thinking fondly of a past time or condition
7
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somber
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so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
8
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predicament
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the character, status, or classification assigned by a preach or sermon
9
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rural
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of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture
10
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domestic
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living near or about human habitations
