Vocabulary 6 Flashcards

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abstain

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refuse, decline, refrain

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brusque

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blunt, rude, snappy

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callous

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cold-hearted, showing no sympathy , heartless

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rostrum

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raised platform, stage, podium,

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Micro-aggressions-

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are everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults to individuals based on their race, colour or background

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marginalisation

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demotion, downgrading. to put someone in a powerless position within a society

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micro-resistance

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a way of dealing or preventing Micro-aggressions such has harassment and insults

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oppressor

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harassment, tormentor, bully, persecutor

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pRecariOUS

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dangerous, risky, unjustified, unstable,

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Condemn

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  1. To say you strongly disapprove
  2. To sentence or convict a criminal
  3. Destined to something unhappy
  4. Declare unfit for use.
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Cynical

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Pessimistic, sceptical, suspicious

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