5.3 Vocabulary Quizs

separate

• to combine or join

• set apart; not joined

• to confuse or mix up

• to gather together

limit

• to keep within a bound or bounds; restrict

• to expand beyond normal boundaries

• to increase in size or quantity

• to allow unrestricted access

ensure

• to make sure or certain; guarantee

• to create uncertainty

• to make a guess

• to ignore a situation

republic

• a form of government in which the power belongs to the people and in which the people elect representatives to manage the government

• a system where a monarch rules with absolute power

• a government controlled by a single political party

• a form of government where citizens have no say in decision-making

individual

• single; separate

• group; collective

• multiple; combined

• shared; common

petition

• to make a formal request to

• to deny a request

• to ignore a request

• to approve a request

grievance

• a reason for complaining or being unhappy with a situation.

• a formal agreement between two parties.

• a method of resolving disputes amicably.

• a type of financial compensation for losses.

at stake

• in a position to be lost if something goes wrong

• a term used for winning a prize

• a situation that is guaranteed to succeed

• a phrase indicating a safe outcome

aim

• goal

• target

• objective

• desire

welfare

• the condition of being happy and healthy; well being

• a government program that provides financial aid

• a type of social insurance

• a measure of economic productivity