Study Sync Unit 2 Vocabulary

define lottery

• 1. any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.

• a long-established custom or belief that has been passed on from one generation to another

• To question someone for the purpose of gaining information

• Taking the law into your own hands to gain revenge

Define tradition

• Transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.
• A type of dance
• an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner

  
  

• causing suffering because of different beliefs

  
  

define persecution

• Passing on family traditions from one generation to the next

• The act of randomly choosing a participant who will receive some sort of prize

• To change from one belief to another

• The act of subjecting someone to cruel or unfair treatment

define populace

• The act of officially ending or stopping something

• The average age of a group of people in a specific area.
• Changing from one belief to another

• The total population or inhabitants of a particular area or country.

define perfunctory

• Done without thought or effort, mechanical

• Officially stopping or ending something

• Done with meticulous attention to detail
• Done in accordance with social custom or normal protocol

  
  

define attentive

• The desire to possess something someone else has

• An inclination, tendency, or capacity to learn or do something

• To be completely unaware and not noticing anything.
• To be fully focused and paying close attention to something or someone.

define envy

• A feeling of admiration or respect towards someone else's possessions, qualities, or achievements.
• To perform without thought, automatic

• A feeling of discontent or resentment towards someone else's possessions, qualities, or achievements.
• Being harassed or treated poorly due to different beliefs

define aptitude

• Focused on a task or a speaker

• A person's natural ability or talent for learning and problem-solving.
• A high level of difficulty learning a new task

• A musical instrument

define decree

• An official order or decision issued by a legal authority.
• A type of bird
• A motive or desire to do something

• To forcefully remove someone from a group

define banished

• To be expelled or forced to leave a place or group.
• To be given a promotion or reward for good behavior.
• A law or mandate created by an official

• The natural ability to complete a task