Vocabulary Ch. 11
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- facilities
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equipment to help people do things more easily
He had all the facilities he needed to make his work easier. - perturbed
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upset; troubled
I was perturbed that my car would not start this morning. - accuracy
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correctness; skillfulness
He worked on his car with great care and accuracy.
- lobby
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a pressure group; a special-interest group to influence lawmakers
The lobby abortion was very effective in gaining support. - polio
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a crippling disease that paralyzes certain muscles
She was paralyzed from the waist down because of polio. - prosperity
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well being or wealth
He worked hard all his life to achieve prosperity. - disability
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a disadvantage that makes activities very difficult
He had a physical disability that prevented him from playing sports. - melancholy
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sad; gloomy
The constant rain makes me feel melancholy. - limitless
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never ending; without limit
Our opportunities in life are limitless. - emigrants
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people who leave one country to settle in another
My mother 's family are emigrants from Italy.