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Vocabulary from chapter 1, book 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Altruistic | Having unselfish concern for others |
| Kitschy | Sentimental art considered in bad taste |
| Annotating | Circle, highlight, write in the margins |
| Burgeoning | Growing, enlarged |
| Sparsely | Thinly spaced |
| Persecutions | Oppressions, treat violently |
| Migrate | To move |
| Pogrom | Organized massacre or persecutions |
| Simian | Ape-like or resembling a monkey |
| Assimilated | Become a part of or absorbed |
| Ephemeral | Short life span |
| Aberrant | Not normal |
| Cataclysms | Disasters |
| Acumen | Keen insight, perceptive |
| Retrograde | Reversed or inverted |
| Riposte | Retort or reply |
| Reigned | Ruled or governed |
| Chide | To scold or criticize |
| Enumerated | Listed or defined in order |
| Tyrants | Harsh, cruel rulers |