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Claudette vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aquitted | freed from a criminal charge with a verdict of not guilty |
| Profane | inappropriate or vulgar language showing no respect for something that is scarce |
| dispiriting | causing someone to lose enthusiasm and hope |
| righteousnesss | the quality of being morally right or justifiable |
| coercion | the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats |
| charismatic | having a magnetic and persuasive personality that draws people in and inspires them |
| defer | put off an action or a event to a later time; postpone |
| conceded | admit that something is true or valid after first denying |
| contesting | trying to disprove or invalidate something as by argument or legal action |
| precipitated | caused an event to happen suddenly or unexpectedly |
| burgeoning | beginning to grow or increase rapidly |
| integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral prinicples |
| reforms | the process of making changes in a social, political, or economic practice in order to improve it |
| diplomatic | careful and tactful in how one speaks or acts, especially when dealing with potentially sensitive or difficult situations, to avoid causing offense or conflict |
| integrating | bring people with particular characteristics into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution |
| deprived | to take something away from someone or withhold something from someone |