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Unit Three Differenc
Reading 4
Question | Answer |
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blotches | spots or blots |
emergency | an unexpected, serious occurence or situation requiring prompt action |
polite | marked by consideration of others, good manners |
discovery | gain knowledge through observation, study, or search |
qualify | to make eligible or competent for a task or position |
pesticide | a chemical used to kill pests, especially insects or rodents |
malicious | desire to harm others or see others suffer |
ineptitude | lacking in judgement, sense, or reason |
readiness | prepared or available for service or action |
substance | that which has mass, occupies space, and can be perceived by the senses |
transparent | so fine or delicate in texture that objects can easily be seen on the other side, clear |
interfere | to take part in the affairs of others when not asked; meddle |
awkward | lacking grace in movement or behavior, clumsy |
proclaimed | announced publicly |
agile | able to move and react quickly and easily |
guardian | a person or thing that guards or watches over |
tottered | walked or moved with unsteady steps; rocked or swayed as if about to fall |
unfair | not fair or just |
ancestors | people in the past for whom one comes; relatives |
numerous | forming a large number; many |
segregation | the practice of setting one racial group apart from another |
unsuspecting | having no suspicions |
avoided | stayed away from |
injustice | lack of justice; unfairness |
identified | proved that someone or something is a particular person or thing |
enterprising | showing energy and initiative, willing or inclined to take risks |
persistence | the ability to keep trying in spite of difficulties or obstacles |
venture | a business or some other undertaking that involves risk |
sores | places where the skin has been broken and hurts |
loosened | made looser; set free or released |
mysterious | very hard or impossible to understand |
amazement | great surprise or wonder |
midst | a position in the middle of a group of peole or things |
responsibility | the quality or condition of having a job, duty, or concern |
patchwork | something put together out of many uneven or varied parts |