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Vocabulary Practice  -  Lessons 1 - 5

compromise

  • a way to settle an argument when both sides give a little to get a part of what they want

  • a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as compromise.

strike balance

disagree

make concession

struggle

trade off

meet halfway

dispute

go fifty-fifty

quarrel

controversy

fight

agree

fugitive

  • running away or fleeing, as from the law.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as fugitive.

running away

stay behind

fleeing

freedom

escaping

on the run

wait

rest

taking flight

stick around

avoiding capture

home

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slavery

  • The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as slavery.

independence

bondage

captivity

imprisonment

release

discharge

freedom

liberty

common labor

confinement

servitude

set free

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rebellion

  • An act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as rebellion.

revolution

revolt

peace

harmony

defiance

uprising

mutiny

agreement

order

settlement

clash

understanding

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abolition

  • An abolitionist was a person who wanted to do away with slavery.

  • The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.

  • Abolishment of slavery.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as abolition.

elimination

starting

annulment

going ahead

founding

cancellation

setting

establishing

extinction

destruction

beginning

dismissal

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repeal

  • To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as repeal.

establish

continue

create

cancel

reverse

set up

annul

introduce

abolish

revoke

recall

authorize

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