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27 Cards in this Set
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Wide ranging |
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Reign |
Hold royal office, rule as monarch. |
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Satyagraha |
A policy of passive political resistance |
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Curfew |
A regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours. |
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Hartal |
A closure of shops and offices as a protest or a mark of sorrow. |
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Coffin |
A box of chest for burying a corpse. |
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Bonfire |
A large open air fire used for burning rubbish or a part of celebration. |
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Boycott |
Withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country, organisation or person as a punishment or protest. |
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Novel |
New |
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Appeal |
An earnest request. |
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Humiliating |
Make ( someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride. |
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Suspended |
Temporarily prevent from continuing. |
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Inflation |
A general increase in prices. |
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Indigo |
A blue dye |
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Scrap |
to remove |
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Suppress |
Forcibly put an end to |
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Ammunition |
A supply or quantity of bullets |
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Attainment |
Achievement |
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Bestowed |
Confer or present (an honour , right or gift. |
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Inflation |
rise in price |
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Evoked |
bring or recall (a feeling , memory or image.) |
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Prohibition |
The action of forbidding something , especially by law. |
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Demonstrators |
A participant in a public protest meeting or march. |
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Massacre |
Brutal slaughter of many people. |
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Resolution |
Firm decision to do or not to do something. |
