Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Chapter 6 and 7 Vocabulary

1. Demarcations(135): The separation of distinct boundaries

2. Preponderance(136):superiority in numbers

3. catchment(137):the intake of a school

4. retrograde (140): to recede, to move backwards or in reverse

5. beleaguered(143): to surround with troubles

6. litigation(151):a lawsuit

7. virulent(158): actively poisonous; highly infective

8. apartheid(159): any system or practice that separates people by race, gender or other appearances

9. juggernaut(169):large overpowering destructive force

10. exhortation(174): conveying urgent advice or recommendations

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