Vocabulary pt. 1.1 Flashcards

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extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree

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immense

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2
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to recover quickly from difficult conditions

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resilient

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3
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to unfairly treat somebody or something worse or better than other groups

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to discriminate

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4
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widely accepted dialect that is standard, but not original

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received pronunciation

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5
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to recall and show respect

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to commemorate

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6
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to out an idea, plan into effect

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to implement

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7
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forced to flee from homeland

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displaced

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8
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lost, incorrectly placed

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misplaced

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9
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to support, to plead

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to advocate

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10
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to implement

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to enforce

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11
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to lose

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to misplace

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12
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to memorialize

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to commemorate

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13
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triggered

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sparked

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14
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shockingly bad act, situation

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atrocity

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15
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escalating migration crisis

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increasingly rapid migrant crisis is the intense difficulty, trouble or danger situation in the receiving state due to the movement of large groups of immigrants

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16
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deportation

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the expulsion of one from a place or a country

17
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aloof

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not friendly, hardly apporachable

18
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polite and respectful

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courteous

19
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self - consciousness

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being intensely aware of one’s actions

20
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self - consciousness

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awareness

21
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having great power, influence

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potent

22
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juxtapose

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deal with close together for a contrasting effect

23
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departing from accepted standards

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deviant

24
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fledge

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yet developing

25
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intolerance

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narrow -mindedness

26
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ignorance

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lack of knowledge, information - unawareness

27
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a statement acknowledging the truth of something

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admission, confession

28
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indigenous

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naturally occurring in a particular place

29
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expatriate

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to live one’s native country to live elsewhere

30
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expatriate

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exile, displace, deport