Vocabulary pt. 1.2 Flashcards

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1
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to enforce

A

to instil an idea

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2
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legislation

A

set of rules, laws considered collectively

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3
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to discriminate

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to unfairly treat something or somebody better or worse than other groups

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4
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received pronunciation

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5
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to implement

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to put a plan, idea into effect

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intruisive

A

close watch kept over someone

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zeitgeist

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the defining spirit of a particular period of history as shown by the idea and beliefs of the time

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8
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juxtapose

A

deal with close together for a contrasting effect

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to fledge

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yet developing

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saviour siblings

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a child conceived through a selective vitro fertalization as a potential donor of organs or cells to a sibling with life -threatening medical condition

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admission

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a statement acknowledging the truth of something

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expatriate

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to leave one’s native country to live elsewhere

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persecution

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treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race and religion

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14
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to oppress

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to burden by abuse of power, authority

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repatriation

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the return of someone to their own country

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mayhem

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violent or extreme disorder, crime and chaos

17
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stereotype

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a widely held but fixed and oversimplified idea or image of particular type of people

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ethnicity

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the state of belonging to a social group with common cultural and national traditions

19
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to deal with

A

to attend

20
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imprisonment

A

captivity

21
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dissmisive attitude

A

not taken seriously

22
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a large board in public place, used to display advertisements

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hoarding

23
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yet developing

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fledge

24
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a child conceived through selective vitro fertalization as a potential source of donor of organs or cells for a sibling that is in life-threatening medical condition

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savour siblings

25
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violent, extreme disorder; crime, chaos

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mayhem

26
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the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas

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assimilation

27
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dislike or prejudice against people from another country

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xenophobia

28
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depuration

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the process of freeing something of impurities

29
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undocumented

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not recorded or proved in evidence

30
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to carry out effectively

A

to enforce

31
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the act of forcing someone to leave a place

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expulsion

32
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expulsion of one from a place or a country

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deportation

33
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ill will

A

an unfriendly feeling, feeling of hatred

34
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deviant

A

irregular, untypical

35
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curb

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to check or control something

36
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admission

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37
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expatriate

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exile, deport, expulse

38
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persecution

A

harrasment

39
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oppress

A

to burden