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Vocabulary Flashcard
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perceive | to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something |
| divorce | an official or legal process to end a marriage |
| admit | to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly |
| trait | a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour |
| genetic | belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from its parents |
| nativist | a person who supports the idea of nativism (= the idea that people who were born in a country are more important than people who have come to the country from somewhere else) |
| ancestor | a person related to you who lived a long time ago |
| statistic | information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other numerical facts |
| argue | to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them |
| definition | a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase |
| outline | the main shape or edge of something, without any details |
| thesis | a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree |
| strategy | a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations |
| comparison | the act of comparing two or more people or things |
| appreciate | to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it |