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Making Connections 3

Unit 2, Reading 5

TermDefinition
bias an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment
compound to make something worse by adding to it
institute to establish; to start
integration the process of mixing two or more things or groups in a society
irrational not based on reason or clear thinking
allegation a statement, without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong
ban to forbid or legally stop something or someone from doing something
cohesion people being in close agreement and working closely together
contradict to state the opposite of what someone has said
detrimental harmful
disruption interruption
eviction the forcible removal of a person from their home
homogenous having qualities that are the same
impede to slow something down
impending approaching
in favour of in support of
massacre the killing of a large number of people who are often defenseless
merit the quality of being good; deserving praise
remedy to find a solution to a problem or difficulty
resistant to be opposed or reluctant to do something
sanctions an official action taken by a government to force another government ot behave in a certain way
secular not having any connection with religion
stereotype a fixed idea, that is usually wrong, about a group of people often based on gender, age, race, or economic background
stratification arrangement of something in a series of layers
stringent extremely limiting or difficult
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