LS 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
(120 cards)
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jump start
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to cause something to start quickly / to give new energy to something
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engage
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to get someone to take part in something
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conventions
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a custom or way of acting that is common
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chairman
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the person in charge of an organization
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glass ceiling
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an unfair system that prevents certain people from being promoted to high positions
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near and dear to
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very important to someone
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gender gap
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differences between salary and job opportunities for men and women
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promote
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to move to a higher position or job
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hold someone back
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to keep someone from doing something
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visionary
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a person with a clear idea of what should be done in the future
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barrier
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a rule, custom, etc. that makes something difficult or impossible
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role model
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someone who another person wants to be like
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board
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a group that directs a company or organization
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the nature of
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the basic quality something has
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technique
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a skill or way of doing something
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outcome
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result
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aspiring
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wanting to have or achieve something
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mixed race
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having parents from different racial backgrounds
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identity
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the qualities, beliefs, and valuse that make a person or group who they are
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ignore
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to do nothing in response to something or someone
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recognize
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to accept and approve of something
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hostile
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unpleasant or harsh
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homogeneous
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made up of the same kind of people or things
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myth
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an idea or story that is believed by many people but is not true
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genetically
related to genes
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resistance
refusal to accept something new or different
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trend
a general direction of change
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plateau (v)
to stop growing or increasing
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long-standing (adj)
lasting or existing for a long time
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nonetheless (adv)
however (formal)
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integrate (v)
to make something or someone a part of another larger thing
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outstrip (v)
to be or become better, greater, or larger than (someone or something)
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category (n)
a group of people or things that are similar in some way
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visa (n)
an official mark or stamp on a passport that allows someone to enter or leave a country usually for a particular reason
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restriction (n)
a law or rule that limits or controls something
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trainee (n)
a person who is being trained for a job
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trafficking (n)
the act or business of illegally buying something and selling it especially in another country
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migration (n)
to move from one country or place to live or work in another
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key (point or idea) (adj)
main or important (point or idea)
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human capital (n)
the economic value of a worker's skill set
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bilateral (adj)
involving two groups or countries
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a high bar (id)
a hihgh standard or expectation
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roll out (v)
to offer or sell (something) for the first time
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innovate (n)
to do something in a new way
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refugee (n)
someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons
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the upshot (n)
the final result or outcome of a process or discussion
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citizen (n)
a person who legally belongs to a country
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the company line (id)
the official policy (that is often different from what really happens)
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labor (n)
work or a job (usually physical)
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demographic (n)
the qualities (such as age sex and income) of a specific group of people
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decline (n)
to become lower in amount or less in number
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sustain (v)
to provide what is needed for (something or someone) to exist
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prime of life (id)
the best years of one's life or youth
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outsource (v)
to send away (some of a company's work) to be done by people outside the company
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welfare (n)
a government program for poor or unemployed people that helps pay for their food housing or medical costs
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statistics (n)
a number that represents a piece of information
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hit & miss (id)
erratic or not consistent
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independent (adj)
not requiring or relying on other people for help or support
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unique (adj)
unlike anything or anyone else
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encourage (v)
to make (someone) more likely to do something
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self reliance (n. phr)
to depend on oneself
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affluent (adj)
having a lot of money
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evidence (n)
something which shows that something else exists or is true
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irrefutable (adj)
impossible to prove wrong
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subtle (adj)
hard to notice / not obvious
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underlying (adj)
the cause or basis of an issue or problem
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paranoia (n)
an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you
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abuse (n)
to treat (a person or animal) in a harsh or harmful way
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neglect (v/n)
to fail to take care of or to give attention to
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institution (n)
a place where an organization takes care of people for a long period of time
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foster care (n. phr)
care for children who cannot stay with their parents (usually staying with another family instead of an institution)
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facility (n)
building made for a specific purpose
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throwaway (adj)
made to be discarded
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ratio (n)
the relationship that exists between the size number or amount of two things (example 12 to 1 OR 12:1)
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infant (n)
a very young child
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adopt (v)
to take a child of other parents legally as your own child
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vague (adj)
unclear or not specific
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social pyramid (n. phr)
distribution of social status in a pyramid shape (the highest are a small number at the top)
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poverty (n)
the state of being poor
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disorder (n)
a lack of order or organization
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trauma (n)
a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long time
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find one's feet (idiom)
to becmome confident in a new situation pr experience
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(government) aid (n)
financial help
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inferior (adj)
less good than
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minority
the group that is the smaller part of a larger group
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custody (of a child) (n)
the legal right to take care of a child
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skeptical (adj)
having or expressing doubt about something
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strain (n)
something that is very difficult to deal with and that causes harm or trouble
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burden (n)
someone or something that is very difficult to do or deal with
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status-quo (n)
the way things are now
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out of sight out of mind (idiom)
something is easily forgotten or considered unimportant if it is out of view
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delegate (n)
a person who is chosen to vote or act for others
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ultimately (adv)
finally / in the end
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commission (n)
a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something
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ruling (n)
an official decision
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sanctuary (n)
a place where someone or something is protected or given shelter
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reconcile (v)
to cause people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement
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consensus (n)
a general agreement about something
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binding (adj)
requiring someone to do something because of a promise
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activist (n)
a person who tries to help make changes in politics or society
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clash (v)
to fight or disagree
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conservationist (n)
someone who tries to protection of animals plants and natural resources
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myriad (adj/n)
a very large number of things
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outstrip (v)
to become more than or use more than something
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mandate (v)
an official order to do something
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deputy (adj/n)
an important assistant who helps the leader of a government
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kick (something) off (idiom)
to start soomething
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weed out (v phr)
to remove (people or things) from a group
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versatile (adj)
able to do many different things
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world-renowned (adj)
known throughout the world or world famous
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spate (n)
a large number of things that appear or happen in a short period of time
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spectacularly (adv)
very impressively or wonderfully
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sector (n)
an area of an economy
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basically (adv)
in general
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photographic memory (n phr)
perfect memory
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discipline (n)
punishment for bad behavior OR the ability to keep working hard at something
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sacrifice (n)
giving up something you want to achieve something or help someone
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(number)-odd
around (number)
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a good size (phr)
a lot or large
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hellish (adj)
terrible
