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REWARDS Plus for Social Studies, L 5 - Gandhi 31 words

February 5, 2010 By Catherine C. (Cohutta, GA)

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  1. associate
    bring or come into association or action
  2. boycott
    a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
  3. campaign
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
  4. civil
    of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
  5. compartment
    a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
  6. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  7. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  8. concede
    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  9. conduct
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
  10. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  11. disobedience
    the failure to obey
  12. employ
    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  13. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  14. harassment
    the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism
  15. incident
    a single distinct event
  16. inferior
    of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  17. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  18. intimidation
    the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
  19. justice
    the quality of being just or fair
  20. nonviolent
    achieved without bloodshed
  21. obligation
    the state of being obligated to do or pay something
  22. passenger
    a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
  23. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  24. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  25. prosecute
    conduct a prosecution in a court of law
  26. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  27. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  28. resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
  29. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  30. Satyagraha
    the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms
  31. segregate
    divide from the main body or mass and collect