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Vocabulary Review - Controversial Issues Unit
These activities are based on words from selected readings in the "Controversial Issues" unit from _The Thoughtful Reader_.
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| A | B |
| literally | actually mean something |
| infringe | limit or violate someone's rights |
| spark | start something |
| skirmish | a fight or small battle |
| savvy | smart or wise |
| perspective | point of view |
| prospective | future or possible |
| argument | reason |
| dialogue | open exchange of ideas |
| averse | opposed to |
| imply | hint something but not say it directly |
| onus | burden |
| opt | choose |
| benevolent | good or charitable |
| prospect | possibility |
| skeptics | people who don't usually believe things |
| quandary | problem or dilemma |
| dubious | skeptical or doubtful |
| haggard | looking very tired and worn |
| lucid | able to think and speak clearly |
| enigmatic | puzzling |
| perpetual | never stopping |
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