Vocabulary for Success 8.4 Flashcards

Front

(verb) to live in (a house, apartment, etc.); to fill or be in (a place or space); to fill or use (an amount of time); to take and keep control of (a town, foreign country, etc.) by using military power

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occupy

Front

(noun) a lesson that is learned from a story or an experience

Back

moral

Front

(adj.) concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior

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moral

Front

(adj.) people who have been forced to leave the area/country where they live

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displaced

Front

(noun) a particular amount of food that is given to one person or animal for one day

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ration

Front

(verb) to control the amount of (something, such as gasoline or food) that people are allowed to have especially when there is not enough of it

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ration

Front

(adj.) showing careful self-control

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restrained

Front

(verb) to experience failure; to be unsuccessful; of a boat or ship: to fill with water and sink

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founder

Front

(noun) a person who creates or establishes something that is meant to last for a long time (such as a business or school); a person who founds something

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founder

Front

(adj.) important and well-known; easily noticed or seen

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prominent