Oliver Vocabulary

Define: Poverty

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• The state of being poor.

• The state of being pulled away from loved ones.

• Living in bad conditions.

• Being selfish.

Define: Inevitable (uh·neh·vuh·tuh·bl)

• Something that ALWAYS happens

• Something that MIGHT happen

• Something that WILL happen

What does mourning mean?

"Dressed in a top hat and mourning clothes..."

• Being sad for someone who has died.

• Being sad for someone who is sick.

• Thinking about someone who has died.

Define: Slums

• A slimy and dark alleyway.

• Relating to the countryside or farming.

• An overcrowded and poor area of housing in a city

• Someone who lives in a poor area.

Define: Disease

• Illness

• Sickness

• Sadness

• Poor

Define: Generous

• Happily using your money to help others

• Angrily using your intelligence to teach others

• Happily using your time to help others

• Happily using your muscles to help others

Define: Exploit

• To take advantage of someone

• To treat someone unfairly

• To not pay someone fairly for thier work

• To refuse to help someone when they need it

Define: rural

• Someone who is from the countryside.

• Relating to the countryside or farming.

• The opposite of Urban (city).

• Being rude.

What is Mrs. Mann's job?

• A Matron: Someone who runs a school for girls

• A Midwife: Someone who helps deliver babies

• A Midwife: Someone's middle-aged wife.

What does it mean to swirl?

• To move back and forth (like a swing)

• To move in circular movements (like a toilet after flushing)

• To move in zig-zags (like lightning)