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Vocabulary Lesson 12
8th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anxiety | a feeling of uneasiness or worry; an eager though uneasy desire |
| urban | having to do with cities |
| boycott | to agree to have nothing to do with a person or a business; an agreement to not support a person or business |
| multitude | a great number; a crowd |
| nationality | the condition of belonging to a certain country; a nation; a people who share traditions, language, and orgin |
| naturalization | to give citizenship of a country to a person of foreign birth; to adopt a custom from another place; to adapt an animal or plant to a new environment |
| predicament | a troubling, dangerous, or embarrassing situation; a plight, a dilemma |
| propaganda | ideas (not necessarily accurate) spread to help or hinder a cause |
| resolute | firm and determined; resolved |
| burly | big and strong; sturdy; husky |