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Vocab
For Finals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abundant | A lot of, plenty of something. |
| Accommodate | to adapt, to adjust |
| Accountable | responsible, expected to justify actions. |
| Alternative | another possibility. |
| Amendment | minor changes to a document, improvements |
| Beneficial | good, favorable |
| Bias | in favor of or against one thing, presenting only some of the information |
| Circumstances | an event or fact that causes or helps something to happen |
| Civic Duty | the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| Claim | to demand, ask for; to state to be true |
| Collaboration | work together, cooperate |
| Comparison | to act of comparing; likeness |
| Conceal | hide, keep from sight |
| Concessions | something done or agreed to, even though you didn't want to, to reach an agreement or improve a situation. |
| Contradicts | go against, imply to opposite |
| Contrast | to compare the differences |
| Depiction | representation |
| Desirable/undesirable | good/bad |
| Detrimental | causing damage or harm |
| Distribution | sharing something out; spreading over an area |
| Effective/Ineffective | successful/unsuccessful, productive/unproductive |
| Electorate | the people in an area who can vote |
| Employment Insurance | a monthly pay cheque given to people if they have lost their jobs so they can meet their basic needs while they look for work. |
| Empower | to enable someone to do something |
| Enactment | the process if passing legislation; to make into law |
| Entitled | to have a right to do something |
| Fluctuate | rise and fall irregularly |
| Foster | to encourage or promote |
| Welfare | health and happiness of a person |
| Humanitarian | someone who promotes human welfare. |
| Impartial | fair, equitable, unbiased |
| Impose | to force; to put in place |
| Individual | single; one person |
| Inequality (of wealth) | difference in how much money people have |
| Inference | a logical conclution |
| Infringe | to violate, to break |
| Intervention | to act of interfering; to come between two things |
| Marketing | promoting or selling your product or service |
| Parliamentary Press Gallery | where journalists are allowed to sit. |
| Pertaining | relate to; belonging to something |
| Practical | real, effective, likely to succeed |
| Preserve | to maintain |
| Quality of Life | how happy a countries citizens are in comparison to citizens in other countries. |
| Recognize | identify |
| Regulations | rules |
| Restrict | control; put a limit on |
| Safeguard | to protect against something undesirable |
| Self-Reliance | relying only on yourself; independance |
| Significant | important; worthy of attention |
| Provisions | supplying something for use; a certain clause in a legal document |
| Standard of Living | the amount of wealth $$$ and material comforts a person has |
| Sufficient | enough; adequate |
| Valid/Validity | good; well-founded; justifiable |
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