Chapter 1 - Part 2 Flashcards
(150 cards)
1
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Fraction
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2
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Grumble
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3
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Ripe
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4
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Fair wage
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5
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Claim
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6
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Elitist
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7
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Preoccupation
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8
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Smokescreen
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9
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Subsidize
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10
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Public purse
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11
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To redefine
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12
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Excerpt
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13
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Columnist
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14
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Coal
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15
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To reign
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16
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Ravenous
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17
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Coal-fired plants
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18
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Environmentalist
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19
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Hydrocarbon
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20
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To haul
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21
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Thermal coal
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22
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Net exporter of coal
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23
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Low-grade coal
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24
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Low-sulfur coal
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25
Inland
26
Coastal factory
27
Aptitude
28
Power company
29
Light-rail system
30
Capacity
31
Exclusively
32
Propagandistic
33
Polemical
34
To evoke
35
Figurative language
36
Personal anecdote
37
Connotation
38
Tower of strength
39
To strike the right note
40
The most striking appeal
41
Poignant contrast
42
Vice-president
43
President
44
Allegation
45
Campaign funds
46
Cocker spaniel dog
47
Crate
48
Tug
49
Heartstring
50
Bald
51
To entice
52
Assertion
53
Mission statement
54
Constitution
55
Highway
56
Violation
57
To revere
58
To convict
59
Headline
60
Revered civil rights leader
61
Bound to evoke
62
Visceral response
63
Racial
64
Statistical evidence
65
The main appeal
66
Juxtaposition
67
Reminiscent
68
To wrap
69
Receptive
70
To preach
71
Gentle tongue-in-cheek teasing
72
Bitter irony
73
Political commentator
74
The House of Representatives
75
Congress
76
A hearing
77
Slash
78
Repeal
79
House floor
80
To unveil
81
To prohibit
82
Impairs decorum
83
In other words
84
Broker
85
To tap away
86
The Senate
87
Rules bar
88
Poised
89
Squawking
90
Invariably
91
Cluck
92
In short
93
Tobacco
94
Lawmakers' overdraft
95
Nonetheless
96
In the midst of
97
Rudeness
98
To tap on
99
Handhold
100
Gadgetry
101
Unplug
102
Speaker of the House
103
Exaggeration
104
Inappropriateness
105
Marshaled
106
Civility
107
Courtesy
108
Shrill
109
To forego
110
Instantaneous communication
111
Supreme Commander
112
Allied Expeditionary Force
113
Order of the Day
114
Supreme Headquarters
115
To embark upon
116
The Great Crusade
117
To strive
118
Brothers-in-arms
119
Oppressed
120
Battle-hardened
121
Savagely
122
Triumph
123
The United Nations
124
To inflict
125
Superiority
126
Munition
127
Beseech
128
Almighty God
129
Inextricably
130
Political satirist
131
Hilarious
132
Endorsement
133
Peril
134
Realm
135
Wisdom
136
Searing vision
137
Naivete
138
Finessing
139
To tailor
140
Ravage
141
Foster
142
Acquisition
143
Un-embargoed
144
To unleash
145
Prescient
146
Candidacy
147
Noble Prize
148
Courteous
149
Chief
150
Skeptical
