| A | B |
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| editorial | an article that gives the opinion of the editor or owner of a newspaper or magazine |
| reforms | improvements of what is bad, as in government |
| reporter | a person who writes about the news for a newspaper, radio, or TV station |
| anonymous | made or done by someone whose name is unknown |
| asylum | a place where helpless people, such as the poor, sick, or insane, were cared for; in the past, a person who was mentally ill was put into an asylum for the insane |
| slums | a poor, dirty, crowded part of a city |
| abominable | disgusting; unpleasant; very bad |
| circulation | the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold every week or month; movement from place to place |
| determination | firmness of purpose; fixed attention |
| insane | mentally ill; not sane |
| lunatic | mentally ill; insane; very foolish |
| workhouses | places where people who broke the law were forced to live and work for a certain length of time |
