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Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conflict (n.) | a fight or struggle for power or authority |
| turning point (n.) | a time when an important change occurs |
| burden (n.) | something that is heavy or difficult to accept |
| impose (v.) | to force or require |
| tax (n.) | money a government charges for services it provides to the people |
| assembly (n.) | people who gather to write laws for a government or organization |
| petition (n.) | a document people sign to show their agreement or disagreement with something |
| opposition (n.) | disagreement with or disapproval of something |
| mastermind (n.) | a person who takes the lead in planning and organizing something important |
| militia (n.) | ordinary people trained to be soldiers but who are not part of the full-time military |
| intolerable (adj.) | too painful or hard to be accepted |
| patriot (n.) | a person who supports and defends his or her country |
| front (n.) | the place where fighting happens in a war |
| export (v.) | to send out a product to another country |
| import (v.) | to bring in a product from another country |
| belfry (n.) | a bell tower at the top of a church |
| bleak (adj.) | depressing, grim, bad |