Key Vocab Trash

Question 1

Corruption (noun)

Answer 1

Corruption is a dishonesty or illegal behaviour by people in positions of authority or power.

Question 2

Shanty (noun)

Answer 2

A shanty is a small but rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin,cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong.

Question 3

Stifling (adjective)

Answer 3

Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable, you can use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot.

Question 4

Squatter (noun)

Answer 4

A squatter is someone who lives in an unused building without having a legal right to do so and without paying any rent or any property tax.

Question 5

Siphon (verb)

Answer 5

If you siphon money or resources from something, you cause them to be used for a purpose from which they were not intended.

Question 6

Prosecution (noun)

Answer 6

The lawyers that try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are called the prosecution.

Question 7

Poise (adjective)

Answer 7

If someone had poise, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.

Question 8

Destitute (adjective)

Answer 8

Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions

Question 9

Marginalised (verb)

Answer 9

To marginalise a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant