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8A Marcus
vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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Abusive | extremely offensive and insulting. |
advocate | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. |
dignity | the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. |
rights | a permission to do something or an entitlement to a specific service or treatment from others |
tolerance | the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
earn | obtain (money) in return for labor or services. |
forbid | refuse to allow (something). |
shelter | a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. |
strict | demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed. |
distribute | give shares of (something); deal out. |
opposition | resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument. |
illiterate | unable to read or write. |
respect | a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. |
purpose | the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. |
generation | all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. |
announce | make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention. |
appear | come into sight; become visible or noticeable, typically without visible agent or apparent cause. |
receive | to take or get something that is given, paid, or sent |
threat | a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. |
achieve | successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage. |
potential | having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. |
opportunity | a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. |
expansion | the action of becoming larger or more extensive. |