Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Galvanized = make them do

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Forced into action, produced a strong reaction.

Ex: The town council was forced into action by the daily protests.

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Prevalent

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Widespread, common, occurring in many different places.

Ex: in this country,diabetes is all too common among those over forty.

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Sadistic = hurt people

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Enjoying the inflicting of pain, cruel, taking pleasure in the misery of others.

Ex: the mean concentration camp guard enjoyed seeing his victims struggle under the loads they had to carry.

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Asylum

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Place providing safety from harm.

Ex: the farmers being hunted by military police were hoping to find a safe place in the local church.

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Genre= style

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A particular category of film or literature.

Ex: in the mystery and horror category.

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Consolidate= to put together

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To combine separate effort into a unified whole.

Ex: The new city planner wanted to combine the three small towns into one.

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Random= no plan

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Not based on consistent pattern, happening by chance. Without any plan order.

Ex: the crime were without a pattern and that made them even more frightening to the neighborhood under attack.

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Communal = belong to everybody.

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Shared by a group or members of a community.

Ex: The introduction of neighborhood block watch had been a shared effort.

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Adverse = bad

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Unpleasant, negative.

Ex: the comment had clearly had a bad effect on the manager’s mood.

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Speculate = to guess

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Puts forth an idea or theory that is yet to be proven, suggests a theory.

Ex: I like to come up with theories about global warming.

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Repressive= control

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Restraining or restricting the freedom or a person or group.

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Liberate

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Free, break away from, a set free from bondage or foreign control.

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Mutilation

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Cutting or damaging of the body.

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Detached

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Separate and disconnected, uninvolved, lac kiting self-interest.

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Deems= decided something

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Consider, judge, evaluate, regard.

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Compassion

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A feeling for the suffering and pain of other, pity, inclinations to give help or support.

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Flotilla= ship

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A fleet of small ship, any small group.

18
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Facilities

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Spaces and equipment for performing down specific activity.

19
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Discrimination

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The act of showing prejudice in favor of or against a particular group.

20
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Creed

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Set of beliefs, religious belief.