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Question		Answer
fundamentally start learning		in basic and important way
denail start learning		not allowing people to have
violation start learning		act that spoils or destroys something
dignity start learning		worth
absolutely poverty start learning		being poor according to a fixed minimum standard; sometimes called the poverty line
relative poverty start learning		being poor in relation to others around you
social context start learning		situation
income equality start learning		each share of the population gets the same share of income
extreme poverty start learning		living below the poverty line
penury start learning		the state of being very poor; extreme poverty
human poverty start learning		being poor in range of ways, not only financial
shelter start learning		having a place to live that is protected from the weather
nutrition start learning		food that people take into their body
malnourished start learning		suffering from ill health because of poor food (noun=malnourishment/malnutrition)
literacy start learning		ability to read and write (illiterate)
sanitation start learning		systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene
deprived start learning		lacking in things considered necessary for a pleasant life (deprivation)
classed start learning		categorized
affluence/affluent start learning		wealth/wealthy super-rich
on/below the breadline start learning		heaving the level of income of an extremely poor person
make ends meet start learning		have enough money to buy all you need
poverty-stricken start learning		affected by poverty
impoverished start learning		poor, without much money to live on
destitute start learning		without money, food, home or possessions (destitution)
living from hand to mouth start learning		having just enough money to live without suffering
money has been tight start learning		there has not been much money
tighten our belts start learning		spend less than before
income bracket start learning		range of income with upper and lower levels
constituted start learning		formed (used about an official organization)
humanity start learning		all people
foundation start learning		time when it was established (founded)
pursued start learning		try to achieve (aim, goal, career, strategy)
establish start learning		set up, put in place
conquering start learning		beating, getting rid of
illiteracy start learning		inability to read or write
negotiation start learning		discussions in an attempt to reach an agreement
injustice start learning		unfairness
upholds start learning		supports
minorities start learning		groups of people who differ racially or in some other way from most of the people in the place where they live (etnic, religious, oppressed)
intervention start learning		involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it
justified start learning		caused by a good reason
movement start learning		a change or development
slogan start learning		a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising
liberation start learning		freedom from limits on thought or behavior
integration start learning		the action or process of integrating
march start learning		walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread
solidarity start learning		unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest, mutual support within a group
delegates start learning		representatives
infrastructure start learning		basic system and services such as transport
recognize start learning		access
undertaken start learning		promise
undeniably start learning		certainly
delicate start learning		needing to be handled with great skill
unity start learning		being together as one
customary start learning		usual
a last resort start learning		something you do when everything else has failed
diplomacy start learning		activities concerning the relationship between governments
sanctions start learning		official orders such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law
weaponry start learning		weapons in general or different types
civilian casualties start learning		people injured or killed who are not members of the military or the police
intervention start learning		intentionally becoming involved in a difficult situation to improve it or stop it from getting worse
regime change start learning		changing the government or leader of a country especially by force
tyrannical start learning		using power in a cruel way over people in a country or group
overthrow start learning		remove somebody from power using force
civil war start learning		war between groups who live in the same country
unrest start learning		disagreement or fight between groups
clashes start learning		fights or arguments
rival start learning		who compete against one another
ethnic start learning		national or racial
escalate start learning		become greater or more serious
all-out start learning		complete and total
brutal suppression start learning		violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something
ethnic cleansing start learning		organized attempt by one racial or political group to completely remove from a country or area anyone who belongs to another particular racial group, using violence to achieve this
massacres start learning		the killing of large numbers of people
conflict resolution start learning		finding a way to end conflict and the negative feelings between groups
mistrust start learning		lack or absence of trust
hatred start learning		feeling of intense dislike
waged war on start learning		fought a war against
hostilities start learning		acts of war
besieged start learning		attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (siege)
ambushed start learning		attacked unexpectedly from secret positions (ambush)
truce start learning		agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time
ceasefire start learning		agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting
peacekeeping force start learning		neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a dividend society
international observers start learning		outside, neutral people or body
campaign start learning		planned group of military activities
rebelion start learning		people fighting against their government
suicide bomber start learning		person who lets off explosives, deliberately killing themselves in the process
waging war on start learning		to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something
campaign start learning		an organized course of action to achieve a goal
battling start learning		engage in a fight or struggle against
fight on our hands start learning		responsibility
fleet start learning		a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

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