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Vocabulary Words 1
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. |
| tolerance | the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
| earn | To receive an reward |
| forbid | To refuse |
| shelter | A place where you can stay |
| strict | demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed. |
| distribute | occur throughout an area. |
| 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 be given an present |
| 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 | To expand it grow something |