| A | B |
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| apartheid | a former social system in South Africa in which black people and people from other racial groups did not have the same political and economic rights as white people and were forced to live separately from white people |
| access | a way of getting near, at, or to something or someone |
| deployed | to organize and send out (people or things) to be used for a particular purpose |
| famine | a situation in which many people do not have enough food to eat |
| impetus | a force that causes something (such as a process or activity) to be done or to become more active |
| monitoring | to watch, observe, listen to, or check (something) for a special purpose over a period of time |
| pesticides | a chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops |
| priority | something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first |
| concrete | relating to or involving specific people, things, or actions rather than general ideas or qualities |
| embrace | to hold someone in your arms as a way of expressing love or friendship |
| eradication | to remove (something) completely : to eliminate or destroy |
| facilitate | to help (something) run more smoothly and effectively |
| gulf | a difference between two people, groups, or things |
| lagging | to be in a position that is behind others |
| potential | capable of becoming real |
| soaring | to increase very quickly in amount or price |
