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English 12 vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluent | wealthy |
| Apprehensive | fearful; hesitant because something bad may happen |
| contempt | hatred |
| Elusive | difficult to grasp |
| Harboring | holding onto secretly |
| Humanitarian | person who seeks to promote human welfare |
| Imposing | forcing |
| Infirmary | hospital or place of healing |
| Intolerance | unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, people, things, or behavior that different from one's own |
| Marginalized | treated as insignificant or peripheral |
| Mute | unable to speak aloud |
| Occupy | control by invading |
| Oppressed | subjected others to harsh and authoritarian treatment |
| Ration | coupon that allows people to use a fixed amount of a certain product, due to short supply |
| Reprieve | pardon or delay of something |
| Respite | short moment of calm or peace |
| Salvage | save from destruction |
| Self-preservation | protection of oneself from harm or death |