Unit 2: Novel Study: Flesh & Blood So Cheap, Chapters IV–VII

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  1. trade union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
  2. strike
    stop work in order to press demands
  3. collective bargaining
    negotiation between an employer and a trade union
  4. union
    an employee organization that bargains with an employer
  5. local
    of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular area
  6. picket
    take part in a strike or protest
  7. gangster
    a criminal who is a member of an association of criminals
  8. closed shop
    a company that hires only union members
  9. feminism
    a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
  10. petty
    small and of little importance
  11. insurance
    contract or certificate of protection against future loss
  12. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  13. inkling
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  14. decimate
    kill in large numbers
  15. stagger
    walk as if unable to control one's movements
  16. mourn
    feel sadness
  17. procession
    the action of a group moving ahead in regular formation
  18. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  19. rack
    torment emotionally or mentally
  20. necessity
    anything indispensable
  21. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  22. boom
    a state of economic prosperity
  23. pension
    regular payment to allow a person to subsist without working
  24. racket
    an illegal enterprise carried on for profit
  25. raw material
    material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
  26. sanitary
    free from filth and pathogens
  27. ventilate
    furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or escape
Created on Tue Nov 10 11:26:22 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 13 13:47:30 EST 2020)

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