CULTURE AND IDENTITY VOCABULARY

Manuel E. (Spain)
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  1. abolish
    do away with
  2. bribe
    payment made to corrupt a person in a position of trust
  3. censorship
    deleting parts of publications or theatrical performances
  4. challenging
    requiring full use of your abilities or resources
  5. close-knit
    held together tightly, as by social or cultural ties
  6. damp
    slightly wet
  7. devout
    deeply religious
  8. dominate
    be in control
  9. drizzle
    very light rain
  10. fraud
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  11. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
  12. heavily
    slowly, as if burdened by much weight
  13. infuriate
    make extremely angry
  14. isolated
    remote and separate physically or socially
  15. mild
    humble in spirit or manner
  16. overstatement
    exaggeration of the importance or extent of something
  17. red tape
    needlessly time-consuming procedure
  18. scene
    the place where some action occurs
  19. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  20. stereotype
    a conventional or formulaic conception or image
  21. tackle
    seize and throw down an opponent player carrying the ball
  22. bemusement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  23. bizarre
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  24. brew
    sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
  25. bucket
    a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
  26. craze
    state of violent mental agitation
  27. drill
    a tool for making holes in hard materials
  28. flush
    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  29. knot
    a fastening formed by looping and tying a cord or rope
  30. loads
    a large number or amount
  31. mend
    restore by putting together what is torn or broken
  32. pad
    a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
  33. pin
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  34. rinse
    wash off soap or remaining dirt
  35. rip
    tear or be torn violently
  36. soak
    submerge in a liquid
  37. scope
    the state of the environment in which a situation exists
  38. spill
    flow, run or fall out and become lost
  39. stain
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
  40. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  41. straw
    plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
  42. strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  43. struggle
    strenuous effort
  44. sweep
    clean by using a broom or as if with a broom
  45. tap
    strike lightly
  46. thread
    a fine cord of twisted fibers used in sewing and weaving
  47. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
  48. wring out
    extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
  49. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  50. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  51. ancestry
    the lineage of an individual
  52. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  53. autonomy
    political independence
  54. breed
    cause to procreate (animals)
  55. comfort
    a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
  56. commerce
    transactions supplying goods and services
  57. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  58. drive
    operate or control a vehicle
  59. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
  60. found
    set up
  61. heritage
    that which is inherited
  62. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
  63. nourish
    provide with sustenance
  64. priest
    a clergyperson in a Christian church
  65. ruling
    exercising power or authority
  66. retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  67. static
    not in physical motion
  68. wildly
    to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
Created on Fri Jan 15 11:09:55 EST 2016

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