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36 Cards in this Set
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alien
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someone who lives and works in a country but is not a citizen
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ancestry
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the members of your family who lived in past times
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assault
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to attack someone violently
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assimilate
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to become accepted as a member of a group
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backlash
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a strong reaction from people against an idea or person
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bias
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an opinion about whether a person, group or idea is good or bad, which influences how you deal with it
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blend in
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to look or seem similar to thing around you so you are not noticed
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bone up on
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to study something a lot
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branch out
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to do something new
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cite
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to mention something as an example or proof of something else
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comprise
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to consist of particular parts
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demographics
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information about the people who live in a particular area
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epithet
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an adjective or short phrase used to describe someone, usually negatively
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estimate
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a calculation or judgment of the value, size, etc. of something
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famine
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a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die
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flee
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to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape danger
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flourish
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to grow or develop well
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garner
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to take or collect
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hate crime
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a crime committed against someone only because of his race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
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intimidating
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making you feel worried and less confident
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mainstream
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the beliefs and opinions that represent the most usual way of doing or thinking about things, or the people who have those beliefs or opinions
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manslaughter
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the crime of killing someone without intending to
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mob
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a large, noisy crowd, especially one that is angry or violent
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motive
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the reason that makes someone do something
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niche
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a small, special place
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persecution
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the act of treating someone cruelly and unfairly, especially because of his political or religious beliefs
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quota
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an official limit on the number or amount of something allowed
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relieved
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feeling happy because something bad did not happen or is finished
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set apart
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to make something or someone different from or better than other similar people or things
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spark
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to make something start happening
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stave off
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to stop someone or something from reaching you for a period of time
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suppress
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to control a feeling so that you do not show it
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tight knit
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close
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uprooted
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taken out of one’s home, to move to a new place
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varied
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including many different types of things or people
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xenophobia
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an extreme fear or dislike of people from other countries
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