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42 Cards in this Set
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reaffirmed
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formally stated an intention or belief agian especially as an answer to a question or doubt
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toast
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an occasion when you ask everyone who is present to drink sth in order to thank or wish someone luck
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vocational
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training or advice to the skills needed to do a job
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tuition
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the money you pay for being taught at a school/college
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charter schools
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schools to which the state gov had given money and special permision to operate but that are operated by parents and companies
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elite
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limited to wealthy people with high social status
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vouchers
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types of tickets that can be used instead of money for a purpose
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prestigious
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admired as one of the best and most important
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monetary
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relating to money
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advent
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the time when sth first begins to be widely used
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extracurricular
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sports or other activities that you doin addition to your usual classes
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mandatory
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sth that must be done especially bc a law or rule says it must be done
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filed briefs
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submitted legal documents to be considered by the court
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burdens
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diffucult or worrisome things that your are responsible for
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unfundeed mandates
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thngs that the usa gov demands that school disctricts do although they do not give the money to meet the demand
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acedemic
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relating to education
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indicator
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sign
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sector
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part, area, or segement
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violate
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disobey or do sth agianst
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justify
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explain
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predominately
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mostly or mainly
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concentration
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acedemic achievement
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perspective
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way of thinking about sth
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transform
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completely change the apprearance of form of sth
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core
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the most imp or central part
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erase
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got rid of sth so thaht it did not exsist anymore
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show
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regard
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reflect
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think about
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retain
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keep
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means
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method or a system
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achieved
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gotten reached
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identitiy
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the qualities a group of ppl have that make them diff from other
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technical
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relating to practical knowlege or skills
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obtain
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to get sth that you want
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mature
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fully grown and sensible
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method
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a planned way of doing sth
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select
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to choose carefully
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evaluate
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to consider sth carefully
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annual
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happening once a year
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ignore
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to deliberatley pay no attention to
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criteria
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established standards used to judge sth
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grade
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one of the 12 years of school in th USA
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