Vocab Pages 118-153 Flashcards

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Persecute

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To Harass, imprison, or otherwise punish a less powerful person or group, often because their view or belief differ from those of the people in power
If you litter, you will be persecuted

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Asylum

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Refuge and shelter who are fleeing persection in their home country.
People went to find an asylum to escape persecution

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Confirmation

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Confirming proof; the process of supporting a statement by securing additional; evidence.
You need to get confirmation from the government to drive

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Euphoria

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A feeling of elation or exuberant joy
In a middle of a video game euphoria

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Veritable

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Actual, genuine, legit; being truly the thing described.
littering in the city is a veritable crime

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Bureaucrat

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A worker in an extremely large bureaucratic organization such as a corportation or government.
I am a bureaucrat

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Dowry

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The money and goods that a woman inherits whether from her own family or from her husband upon getting married
I was given a dowry

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Precious

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Of great value or high price; highly cherished.
My most precious pencil is a box.

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Dignity

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Being worthy of honor and respect; respectability
I am a man of dignity

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