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Test Prep

Some Political and Philosophical -ism's

Learn these words ending in the suffix -ism that represent different political and philosophical ideas.
socialism, communism, absolutism, altruism, asceticism, consumerism, despotism, more...
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Literature

Oliver asks for more -- a scene from Dickens's "Oliver Twist"

You can read this famous scene in Chapter Two of "Oliver Twist" (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/730/730-h/730-h.htm).
gruel, festive, occasion, rejoice, eager, devour, assiduously, more...
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30 words

Historical Documents

Miranda v. Arizona (Miranda Rights)

Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, June 13, 1966. http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0384_0436_ZS.html
defendant, custody, detective, prosecute, attorney, interrogation, elicit, more...
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37 words

Speeches

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

Frederick Douglass July 5, 1852 (http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=162)
citizen, sensation, assembly, avail, oration, privilege, plantation, more...
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260 words

Just for Fun

It's All in the Family

Learn these words that refer to the roles and relationships within a family.
kin, sibling, ancestor, matriarch, patriarch, familial, filial, more...
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10 words

News

Steven P. Jobs, 1955-2011: The New York Times Obituary

visionary, redefine, digital, founder, era, computer, cultural, more...
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84 words
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