oefening 2 Flashcards

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incarceration

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imprisonment

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2
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to champion

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to fight for other people’s rights or honour

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3
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crush

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a large crowd

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4
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harsh

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severe, rough

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5
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mainstream

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general movement or direction

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subversive

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attempting to overthrow or undermine

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to soar

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to increase dramatically

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8
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predominant

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of superior strength or influence

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9
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abolitionist

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a person who wants to do away with an injustice

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10
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protean

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changing in appearance

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11
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to foreground

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to put in the centre of attention

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12
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receptive

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open to ideas

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13
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recidivism

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tendency to reoffend

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14
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moratorium

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temporary ban of suspension

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15
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emergent

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coming out into view

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to endorse

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to approve publicly

17
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juvenile

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young people

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to consign

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to transfer formally

19
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to advocate

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to argue for a cause

20
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segregation

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separation of people by race

21
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shapeshifting

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appearing in many shapes en roles

22
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pernicious

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very harmful and destructive

23
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bipartisan

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relating to members of two parties

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catchall

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something to hold all odds and ends

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rhetoric
skill of effective use speech
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aisle
a passage between two rows of seats
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divine
directly related to god
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to recede
to move back or away
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disparity
great difference
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abomination
something of great disgust and hatred