I Have a Dream Collection 2 pg. 47-51 Critical Vocabulary

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What does BANKRUPT mean?

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Declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts; completely lacking in a particular quality or value.

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What does SWELTERING mean?

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Uncomfortably hot.

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What does INEXTRICABLY mean?

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In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate.

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What does JANGLING mean?

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A harsh sound.

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What does DESOLATE mean?

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Deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.

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What is the meaning of DEBT?

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An amount of money borrowed by one party from another.

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What does the term OPPRESSION refer to?

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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

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What does the word EQUALITY mean?

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The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

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What does the term FREEDOM signify?

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The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

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What does the word HOPE mean?

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A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.