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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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withdraw | v: to remove or take back something; to stop participating in something | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
confederate | n: a person who is allied or associated with another person or group, especially in a political or military context; a supporter of the Confederate States of America | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
nationwide | adj: extending throughout an entire nation | |
abolition | n: the act of formally ending a system, practice, or institution, especially one that is considered unjust or harmful | |
slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
thorough | adj: done completely; significantly careful and accurate | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
cite | v: to refer to something such as a passage, book, etc. as evidence for a theory or as a reason why something has happened | |
hostility | n: aggressive or unfriendly feelings or behavior | |
slave | n: a person who is, either legally or illegally, owned by someone; a person entirely dominated by some influence or a person | |
vice | n: wrongdoing or wicked behavior; (in the form of vice versa) with the order reversed; (as a prefix) someone with a job immediately below a particular person | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
confederacy | n: a union of states or organizations formed for a particular purpose | |
proclaim | v: to announce or state something publicly and forcefully | |
cornerstone | n: a fundamental or essential element or component of something; a basis or foundation upon which something is built or developed | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
supremacy | n: the state, condition, or position of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status | |
subordinate | adj: of lower rank or importance, often used to describe a person in a position of inferiority or inferior status; serving as a secondary or supporting element to something else | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
rupture | n: a break or tear in something, especially a bodily tissue or a physical object | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
infamous | adj: having a reputation for being very bad or wicked | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
toll | n: money that you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge, etc.; (verb) to ring slowly | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
prominent | adj: important, well-known, or noticeable | |
abolitionist | n: a person who advocates for the abolition (the act of doing away with something) of slavery or some other practice considered unjust | |
enslave | v: to make someone a slave; to deprive someone of their freedom of choice or action | |
caution | n: great care and attention that you take to avoid danger or mistakes; a warning against certain acts | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
secession | n: the act of withdrawing or breaking away from a larger organization or group, particularly a political body or a larger country or state; the process of becoming separate or independent | |
revisionism | n: the reinterpretation or revision of an ideology, historical account, or doctrine, often to challenge or undermine established beliefs or ideas | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
poll | n: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; the process of voting at an election | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
constitution | n: the set of fundamental principles or established precedents that a state, a country, or an organization is governed by; the act of forming or establishing something | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
explicit | adj: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
explanation | n: the information or arguments that someone provides to make something understandable or clear | |
patriotic | adj: having or showing love for one’s country and a desire for its success and welfare | |
devastate | v: to wreck a place or an area or cause significant damage | |
grasping | adj: eager in acquiring or wanting to acquire more wealth, property, or power than is necessary | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
monument | n: a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a person or event | |
unveil | v: to reveal or make something publicly known, especially for the first time | |
ceremony | n: a formal event or ritual, often religious or solemn | |
placement | n: the act or process of putting something in a particular position or location; a temporary position or job in an organization | |
courthouse | n: a building where courts of law are held, or administrative offices for legal proceedings are located | |
lawn | n: a stretch of ground covered with grass, typically attached to a house, and often used for recreation or aesthetics | |
portrait | n: a painting, picture; the likeness of a person, especially one showing the face | |
monitor | v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time | |
minimize | v: to make something, especially something bad, small or less serious | |
horror | n: intense fear or disgust, especially at something shocking or terrifying | |
racist | adj: characterized by or showing discrimination or prejudice against people of other races; (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | |
ideology | n: a set of beliefs or philosophies that an economic or political system is based on | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
memorial | n: a structure or monument to commemorate a person or event | |
cemetery | n: a burial ground or graveyard; a place where dead bodies are buried | |
symbol | n: something visible that is used to represent something else | |
noble | adj: having or showing excellent personal qualities or high moral principles that people admire | |
heritage | n: the culture and traditions that are passed down from previous generations | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
persist | v: to continue to do and refuse to stop something despite difficulties or opposition, even if it appears unreasonable | |
aftermath | n: the consequences or results of a significant event, particularly a disaster or conflict; a period of time following a significant event | |
contemporary | adj: belonging to the same or present time | |
erase | v: to remove something completely, especially by rubbing it | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
patriotism | n: love and loyalty to one’s country | |
merit | n: the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially to deserve praise or reward | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
admiration | n: the feeling or attitude of respect and approval for someone or something | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
liberty | n: the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views | |
sacred | adj: connected with religion or religious purposes; worthy of respect or dedication because of a connection with a god |