The Absolutely True Diary Vocab

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uproot

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to make someone leave home and move to a different place.

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ancestor

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a person who was in someone’s family in past times; one of the people from whom a person is descended.

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thrive

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to grow or develop successfully; to flourish or succeed.

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marginalize

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to put (or keep) someone in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group.

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tenacious

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very determined to do something; not easily stopped; firm or strong.

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susceptible

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easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something.

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impediment

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something that makes it difficult to do or complete something; something that interferes with movement or progress.

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unconventional

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very different from the things that are used or accepted by most people; not traditional or usual; not conventional.

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oppression

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the treatment of a person or group of people in a cruel or unfair way.

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systematic

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done using a planned, organized, careful system or method.