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 |