Trash Key Vocab Flashcards

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Corruption

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Corruption illegal behaviour by people in
positions of authority or power.

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Shanty

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A shanty is a small rough hut
which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong.

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Stifiling

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Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot.

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Squatter

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A squatter is someone who lives in an unused building without having a legal right to do so and without paying any rent or any property tax.

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Siphon

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If you siphon money or resources from something, you cause them to be used for a purpose for which they were not intended.

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Prosecution

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The lawyers who try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are called the prosecution.

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Poise

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If someone has poise, they are calm, dignified, and self- controlled.

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Destitute

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Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions

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Marginalised

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To marginalise a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.

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