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Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allocate | To decide that something should be used by a particular person or for a particular purpose. |
| Catalyst | A person or thing that is the cause of a major change or action. |
| Constituency | People who live and vote in an area. |
| Defuse | To make something less tense or serious. |
| Diffuse | Spread over an area. |
| Exodus | A vast population movement, usually leaving one place for another because of poverty, hunger, or war. |
| Hubris | Excessive pride or self-confidence. |
| Inertia | Lack of energy or movement. |
| Inverse | Opposite. |
| Irony | A strange or funny situation caused when things that happen are the opposite of what was expected. |
| Poise | To hold suspended |
| Retain | To hold |