| A | B |
| abuse | to take advantage of / use |
| advocate | to support |
| agriculture | farming |
| bankruptcy | no money - you lose everything |
| compromise | agree on something 1/2 way |
| corruption | greed - stealing |
| debt | you owe money $ |
| defects | something is wrong - it does not work |
| deprive | to keep something from |
| device / devices | tools - machines - the way something works |
| discrimination | not equal - to hurt people |
| distribute | to give equally - to get something to people |
| economic | money - how you make a living |
| exclude | to keep out |
| extension | an addition - to make longer - to add on to |
| focus | to look at - the centerpoint |
| foster / fostered / to foster | to help someone along - to help them do something |
| generous | to give to people, helpful |
| hardship | to hurt, something difficult to overcome |
| human toll | it hurts people , to suffer |
| interference | to get in the way |
| intimidate | to hurt, to scare |
| latter part | the end part |
| permanent | it doesn't change, it stays there |
| precedent | to do something for the 1st time - everything follows it/copies it |
| profound | deep, very smart |
| provoke | to hurt, to get someone to do something, to get someone to fight |
| reject | to kick out, not allow |
| resent, resentment | to be hate someone, jealous |
| restrict, restrictions | to limit |
| rural | out in the country, Marlboro |
| scheme | the plan - how you get things done |
| smoldering | smoke, burning |
| strict | tight, disciplined, tough |
| testify | to speak in court - could be for or against someone |
| toll | when you are hurt, you put with someone for so long, and then it gets to you |
| unreliable | can't be trusted, unpredictable |
| urban | city - Newburgh |
| vagueness | not clear |
| laborer | a worker - usually hard work |