Internment Vocabulary Ch 1-3

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virulent pg. 2

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Extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile.

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deferential pg. 4

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Showing respect or courteous regard.

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TARDIS pg. 8

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A time machine and spacecraft from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

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bigots pg. 10

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People who are intolerant toward those holding different opinions.

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euphemism pg. 11

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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acrid pg. 13

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Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.

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qurbani pg. 13

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The act of sacrificing an animal during Eid al-Adha, an Islamic festival.

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juxtaposed pg. 14

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Placing two or more different things close together for a contrasting effect

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clandestine pg. 14

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Kept secret or done secretively, especially because forbidden.

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acquiescence pg. 17

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The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.