Reading 1: Reading ESL as a Second Language Fall 2015 Flashcards
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2812190840 | adrift | floating out of control | 0 | |
2823370421 | converted | modified; altered; transformed | 1 | |
2823385165 | dwellings | homes/residence | 2 | |
2823386390 | fieldwork | research | 3 | |
2823387596 | p0ignant | nostalgic; touching; emotional | 4 | |
2823388214 | dismantle | take apart | 5 | |
2823389812 | estates | mansions; properties | 6 | |
2823390839 | intact | unchanged; whole; unbroken | 7 | |
2823392645 | forays | attacks; trips | 8 | |
2823436911 | grief | mental suffering; anguish; profound sadness | 9 | |
2823437547 | mark | sign; symbol | 10 | |
2823450069 | ferocity | intensity | 11 | |
2823450946 | grime | dirt | 12 | |
2823452399 | shelter | protection from the elements | 13 | |
2823462471 | patch | small pieces | 14 | |
2823572545 | predictability | expected | 15 | |
2823575696 | rummage | search | 16 | |
2823578525 | passing through | moving through | 17 | |
2823580847 | lesson | diminish | 18 | |
2823585131 | legacy | gift; heritage | 19 | |
2823593080 | pertaining to | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand | 20 | |
2823643484 | disenfranchised | stripped of power | 21 | |
2823648846 | entitled | legal rights to something | 22 | |
2823652664 | institutionalized | to incorporate into a structured and often highly formalized system | 23 | |
2823661246 | marginalized | relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people | 24 | |
2823666078 | remedies | cures | 25 | |
2823670192 | grudgingly | unwillingly | 26 | |
2823671660 | shift | change | 27 | |
2823674915 | prosperity | wealth | 28 | |
2823678286 | policy | a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group | 29 |