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Vocabulary 18
Theme 5; Week 1
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Language - English
5th Grade
01/08/2013

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battle
Definition
a difficult struggle between two opposing sides or views
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Constitution
Definition
the legal document that sets forth the basic structure and power of the U.S. government and the rights of individual citizens
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amendment
Definition
a change or addition to a bill or law
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huddled
Definition
crowded close together
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tracing
Definition
following the outline or path of something
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dictator
Definition
a ruler who has total control of a country and its people
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internment camp
Definition
a place where prisoners are held during wartime
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concentration camp
Definition
a place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work
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atomic bomb
Definition
a powerful nuclear bomb that can destroy an entire city
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arms race
Definition
a race between nations to build more powerful weapons
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nuclear war
Definition
a war in which powerful nuclear weapons are used, such as an atomic bomb
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rely
Definition
depend on with full trust or confidence
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vast
Definition
of very great extent or quantity; immense
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protest
Definition
a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something
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Holocaust
Definition
a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire; the mass destruction of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II
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Nazi
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a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party
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whether
Definition
expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives
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weather
Definition
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time regarding heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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bazaar
Definition
a fund-raising sale of goods, typically for charity
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bizarre
Definition
very strange or unusual
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