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Question 1

trek

Answer 1

When the British took over the Cape Colony, the descendants of the original Dutch settlers trekked inland and developed their own language, culture, and customs, eventually becoming their own people, the Afrikaners - the white tribe of Africa.
1 a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure SYN hike

Question 2

expendable

Answer 2

… and an endless supply of expendable bodoes was needed to go in the gound and get it all out.
not needed enough to be kept or saved
It’s a sad moment when a man loses his job and discovers that he is expendable.

Question 3

compendium

Answer 3

A full compendium of these laws would run more than three thousnad pages and weigh approximately ten pounds …
not needed enough to be kept or saved
It’s a sad moment when a man loses his job and discovers that he is expendable.

Question 4

atrocity

Answer 4

In the early 1980s, the South African government began making minor reforms in an attempt to quell international protest over the atrocities and human rights abuses of apartheid.
an extremely cruel and violent action, especially during a war

Question 5

scrape

Answer 5

She would scrape together the money, pay the fine, and go right back about her business.
1 [transitive] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc

Question 6

expat

Answer 6

Down the corridor was a tall, brown-haired, brown-eyed Swiss/German expat named Robert.
expatriate:someone who lives in a foreign country

Question 7

prodigal

Answer 7

When I was born, my mother hadn’t seen her family in three years, but she wanted me to know them and wanted them to know me, so the prodigal daughter returned.
prodigal son/daughter
someone who leaves their family and home without the approval of their family, but who is sorry later and returns

Question 8

swoop

Answer 8

They operated in terms known as flying squads, because they would swoop in out of nowhere, riding in armored personal carriers…
1 if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air, especially in order to attack something

Question 9

insurrection

Answer 9

The township was in a consistant state of insurrections;…

an attempt by a large group of people within a country to take control using force and violence SYN rebellion

Question 10

snitch

Answer 10

To police the townships, the government relied on its network of impipis, the anonymous snitches who’s infom on suspicious activity.
informal someone who is not liked because they tell people in authority when other people do things that are wrong or against the rules SYN sneak