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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6
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subversive

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attempting to overthrow or undermine

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7
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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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16
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to endorse

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to approve publicly

17
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juvenile

A

young people

18
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to consign

A

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

A

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

A

very harmful and destructive

23
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bipartisan

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relating to members of two parties

24
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catchall

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something to hold all odds and ends

25
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rhetoric

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skill of effective use speech

26
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aisle

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a passage between two rows of seats

27
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divine

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directly related to god

28
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to recede

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to move back or away

29
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disparity

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great difference

30
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abomination

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something of great disgust and hatred