handicap
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the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitnesssynonyms: infirmité, invaliditétypes:amputationa condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbsaffaiblissement de l'ouïeimpairment of the sense of hearingaffaiblissement de la vueimpairment of the sense of sightjambes arquéesoutward curvature of the legsamétropie(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopiacécitéthe state of being blind or lacking sightdaltonismegenetic inability to distinguish differences in huesurditépartial or complete loss of hearinghéméralopieinability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disordertype of:inaptitudepoor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury)
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Vocabulary lists containing handicap
In his short story, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. makes fun of the goal of equality. He creates a society where people are born with different abilities but are deliberately handicapped by the government to make them the same and prevent competition. Cover your ears while you learn this list, because you might get hurt if you get too smart. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 8 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Grant and Lee, Harrison Bergeron, The Giver, Banned Books Week, Fatal Text Message, Distracted Driving, How the Brain Reacts, Cellphones and driving
When Claudia Kincaid and her brother run away from home, they find themselves caught up in a mystery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Learn these words from E. L. Konigsburg's award-winning novel.
To protest the legalization of gambling in Minnesota, Howard Mohr envisions how it would affect populations that most people would agree need to be protected from risks. What are the odds that this list presents a possible reality? Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Media in a Democracy, Daily Me, The Newspaper Is Dying, Facebook Photos Sting, Abolish high school football, Facing Consequences, Time to raise the bar, New Michigan Graduation Requirements, Why I Hate Cell Phones, Editorial Cartoons, Let's Hear It for the Cheerleaders, Girl Moved to Tears, In Depth, but Shallowly, Advice to Youth, The War Prayer, Gambling in Schools, How to Poison the Earth