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Vocab Flashcards

1
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Persevere

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to continue doing something even though it is difficult

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Distinguish

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To notice a difference between people or things

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Pioneer

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A person who is one of the first to do something

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Engineer

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A person who designs, builds, or maintains something

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5
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Segregation

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Keeping different groups separate from each other

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Levied

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To force a fee or cost

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Imposed

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To force something

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Deprived

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Not getting enough of something

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Efficient

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Doing something without wasting time

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10
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Manufactured

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To make something

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Sophisticated

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Highly advanced

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Refined

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To remove unwanted things

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13
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Simulate

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To copy or imitate

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14
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(to) Stall

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To stop

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15
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Maneuver

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To move carefully

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16
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Qualified

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To be trained for something

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17
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Recruiter

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Someone who gathers people or things for something

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18
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Analytical

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Someone who carefully looks over something

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Eager

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Excited for something

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Heaved

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To lift something with a lot of effort

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Sopping

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soaked, filled with water

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22
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Valedictorian

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Someone who graduates high school with the best grades out of anyone else

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23
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The Depression

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When many people were out of work, hungry, or homeless.

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24
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Annum

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every year

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Bustling

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full of activity and movement

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Emerged

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come into view

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Patriotism

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intense loyalty for your country

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Thriving

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to grow strong and healthy

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Comply

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follow the rules

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circulated

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move through something

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commuting

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traveling from one place to another

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Jostling

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bump against other people as you walk through

33
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Creed

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a set of beliefs

34
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Oppression

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unfair treatment for a long time

35
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Indignities

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a treatment that makes others feel shame

36
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Heaped

A

a lot of something

37
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Abiding

A

following the rules

38
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Perpetrate

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to commit a crime

39
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Prejudices

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a judgement with no reason that causes harm

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Remote

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far from other people

41
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Desolation

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empty and lonely

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Exclusive

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only for a certain group or person

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Designated

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to give someone a job or something to do

44
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Crisply

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to say something firmly

45
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Subtle

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doing something without being noticed

46
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Tolerate

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put up with someone or something

47
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Grazing

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to barely touch or touch the top of something

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Empowered

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to feel powerful

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Predominately

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main idea or overall

50
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Patrolled

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to keep watch

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Progressive

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open to new ideas

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Urged

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to want to do something or get someone to do something

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Scandal

A

doing something that is wrong

54
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Notions

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a belief or idea about something

55
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Inferior

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lower than someone else. ex: king vs. slave

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Ambitious

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strong want and determination to do something

57
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Defiance

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to not follow the rules or be a rebel

58
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Waltzed

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to do something smoothly and easily

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Defeat

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Peculiar

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Interesting

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Rumpled

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To be wrinkled

62
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Crash course

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To learn something very quickly and very little time

63
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Modify

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To change something to make it better

64
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Tweaked

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to make a very small change

65
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Contribution

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to be a part of something

66
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Precision

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to be exact, like hitting a bullseye on a target

67
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Morale

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the amount of confidence someone has

68
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Discourage

A

causing someone to lose confidence or keep them from doing something

69
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Sprawled

A

spread out

70
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Layoff

A

to fire someone from their job

71
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Demolish

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to destroy and get rid of

72
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Pry

A

get up in someone’s business

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