The definitions and parts of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.

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Vocabulary Word	Part of Speech	Definition
Unit 12 Introduction
award	verb	make an official decision to give a payment or prize to recognize an achievement
carry out	verb	to do and complete a task
convey	verb	to make ideas, feelings, etc. known; communicate
Unit 12 reading passage
abolition	noun	the ending of a law, a system or an institution
actual	adjective	used to emphasize something that is real or exists in fact
altruist	noun	a person who cares about the needs and happiness of other people and wants to take action to help them
armistice	noun	a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace
confer	verb	to discuss something with somebody in order to exchange opinions or get advice
credit	verb	give praise or approval to someone
decisive	adjective	very important for the final result of a particular situation
diverse	adjective	very different from each other and of various kinds
empower	verb	to give someone the power or authority to do something
fulfill	verb	to do or achieve what was hoped for or expected
joint	adjective	involving two or more people together
momentous	adjective	very important or serious, especially because there may be important results
setback	noun	a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse
rank	noun	the position that someone or something has in an organization
subsequently	adverb	afterwards; later; after something else has happened
suit	verb	to be useful or appropriate for someone