Vocabulary List: 'The Women Fighting to Protect Greenland’

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  1. unpopular
    regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
    My writing group colleague's opinion was uninvited, but not unpopular. Salon (Aug 28, 2021)
  2. mining
    the act of extracting ores or coal from the earth
    Last week, China’s top two coal mining regions, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, ordered more than 200 of their mines to expand production capacity and prioritise coal supply to power plants in northeastern provinces, including Liaoning. Reuters (Oct 11, 2021)
  3. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
    Mayor Byron Brown has remained in the race with a vigorous write-in campaign. Washington Times (Oct 19, 2021)
  4. parliament
    a legislative assembly in certain countries
    In June, parliament announced the new holiday, meant to ensure a public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools.   BBC (Oct 18, 2021)
  5. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
    Was representing Black people of varying class statuses part of that honesty? New York Times (Oct 15, 2021)
  6. logo
    a company emblem or device
    The logo now adorns totes, hats, shirts, key chains and matchbooks. New York Times (Oct 7, 2021)
  7. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
    Do you feel any sense of having a special responsibility to women, and have you shown that in ways? Washington Post (Oct 4, 2021)
  8. varied
    characterized by diversity
    The outcome of that operation has varied in different parts of the country. BBC (Oct 16, 2021)
  9. pity
    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others
    "Youthful anger dissipates, and in fact all you end up feeling is pity for these people," he says. BBC (Aug 19, 2021)
  10. movingly
    in a moving manner
    And he spoke movingly about his dad, a tool maker, who, he said, gave him a "deep respect for the dignity of work". BBC (Sep 29, 2021)
Created on Tue Oct 19 13:47:23 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Oct 19 14:40:22 EDT 2021)

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