Vocabulary Practice  -  Lessons 1 - 5

compromise

• a way to settle an argument when both sides give a little to get a part of what they want

• a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as compromise.

fugitive

• Running away or fleeing, as from the law.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as fugitive.

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slavery

• The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as slavery.

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rebellion

• An act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as rebellion.

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abolition

• An abolitionist was a person who wanted to do away with slavery.
• The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
• Abolishment of slavery.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as abolition.

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repeal

• To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as repeal.

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