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The Silent Lobby
Reading Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affidavit | a written statement made with the promise to tell the truth |
| alarmed | suddenly frightened or worried |
| credentials | documents showing that a person has privileges |
| legislators | lawmakers |
| lobby | to work at influencing lawmakers to vote a certain way |
| optimist | one who generally expects things to turn out well; a person with a positive, upbeat attitude |
| persistence | firmly keeping to a particular course of action in spite of opposition |
| petition | a written request signed by a large number of people |
| prejudice | an already formed opinion not passed on actual experience; an unreasoning like or dislike |
| struggle | a fight |