November Flashcards

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Urbanization

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refers to the process where an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities and suburbs. This shift often results from people moving from rural areas to urban centers in search of better employment, education, healthcare, and other services.

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Nationalization

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process by which a government takes control of a private industry, company, or asset, making it publicly owned and operated.

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3
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Abolish

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To put an end to something

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4
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Segregation

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the policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion

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5
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Halve

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to reduce something by half or to equal pieces

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Tandem

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two people or pieces of equipment that work together to achieve a result, or a team of two people or animals

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Commodities

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a substance or product that can be traded bought or sold

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8
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Proponent

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a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action

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9
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Discrepancy

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a difference between two things that should be the same

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10
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Solidify

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to make something firm or become firm, or to make it complete different from its initial form

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11
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Contentment

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happiness and satisfaction often because you have got everything you need

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12
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Resentful

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feeling angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you don’t like

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13
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Assertive

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someone who is assertive behaves confidently, and is not frightened to say what they want to believe

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Abandonment

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the act of leaving someone or something or of ending or stopping something, usually forever

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15
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Ego-centered

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believe that you are the center of the universe and everything revolves around them

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16
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Toxic shame

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belief that one is inheretely bad, defective, different, or unlovable

17
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Preaching

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act of delivering a sermon or religious message

18
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To preach

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trying to persuade others to have particular beliefs or behave in particular ways

19
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Finite

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having a limit or end

20
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Ramification

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the possible result of an action

21
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Sting

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A carefully planned operation typically one involving deception

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