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Vocabulary in ME

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  • The term used for people of many different races, religions and political beliefs living together in the same society is one of the following (pick one): bilingualism, individualism, pluralism, utopianism
    pluralism
  • What does "congressional opposition" mean?
    The US Congress objected/was against sth.
  • What does convoluted mean?
    Complicated
  • Now it's time to saunter (stand up and saunter!)
    Walk in a slow relaxed way.
  • Does "degenerate" mean to get better or get worse?
    To get worse.
  • Give an example of an acronym.
    Example: NASA
  • Give an example of discrimination.
  • F ind the missing word: An official judgement made in court......The jury returned a ______ of not guilty".
    verdict
  • Explain the words "segregation" and "integration".
    Segregation: separating people of different races. Integration: Mixing people who have been separated.
  • The owner of a business is called a p_______.
    proprietor
  • What is the process called whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process.
    Gentrification
  • What does "allegedly" mean in the following sentence: He was murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman.
    Claimed to have happened, but there is no proof.
  • Is London a metropolis?
    Yes
  • Show a face of an enraged person.
  • What does "liberty" mean?
    Freedom.
  • Give an example of a metaphor
  • What is the missing word? They received sentences of one year and eight months r___________.
    respectively
  • What does the word "aspiration" mean?
    Ambition/hopes and dreams.
  • Does frenetic mean something slow and very organized?
    No
  • If you disembark a ship, what are you doing?
    You go from a ship.