Vocabulary Practice [Lesson 12]

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feelings of anxiety

• worry

• anger

• great joy

• tenderness

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to boycott a product

• purchase in quantity

• refuse to buy

• order in advance

• use wisely

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a burly athlete

• good-looking

• highly skilled

• well-known

• big and strong

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to address a multitude

• great crowd

• few people

• loyal following

• single individual

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to reveal your nationality

• choice of candidates

• patriotic song

• nation of origin

• military strength

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his naturalization papers

• business

• immigration

• government

• citizenship

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one predicament after another

• run of good luck

• distressing situation

• good-natured joke

• false tale

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to spread propaganda

• large amounts of information

• good cheer

• bad feelings

• ideas to help a cause

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to remain resolute

• important

• determined

• unhappy

• silly

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the urban landscape

• city

• country

• peaceful

• foreign