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| Vocabulary words | Definition |
|---|---|
| juncture | the act of joining, line or piont in which any 2 thing attach |
| to anguish | suffering |
| debris | the remains, left over bits and pieces |
| despair | loss of hope |
| to contemplate | deliberate, to think about |
| recumbent | inactive recline |
| stake | an amount of money, a piece of property |
| morose | in a sad or gloomy manner |
| to lumber | to walk heavily |
| bindle | a small number of rolled up and carried |
| imperious | authoritative, bossy |
| euthanasia | to kill an animal painlessly but with mercy, compassionate killing, to end suffering |
| hierarchy | any system of persons or things of higher ranking |
| the great depression | era, world wide economic depression, no money, no jobs, 1929-1940, 30% were unemployed. |
| racism | cruel to other skin or religion, hatred of others who are different fro you |
| migrant workers | a person who moves to get work especially harvesting crops |
| mental retardation | when you reach a sertan IQ and cant pass it. |