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## Part 2 ### Glossary | Word | Definition | |---|---| | aspired | wished for | | beacon | a light set up in a high position as a warning, signal, or celebration | | break free | to escape | | clan | a group of families | | determination | firmness of purpose | | distinguished | considered excell...

## Part 2 ### Glossary | Word | Definition | |---|---| | aspired | wished for | | beacon | a light set up in a high position as a warning, signal, or celebration | | break free | to escape | | clan | a group of families | | determination | firmness of purpose | | distinguished | considered excellent or important | | downcast | sad or disappointed | | duo | a pair of two things or two people who do things together | | ecstatic | being extremely, incredibly happy and excited about something | | eliminated | removed or taken away | | empathy | ability to understand and share the feelings of others | | eradicate | to get rid of something completely | | filth | something that is dirty or disgusting | | fleeting | lasting for a short time | | gathering | a group of people meeting together for a purpose | | grit | courage, determination | | hierarchy | a system of organisation that has many levels from the lowest to the highest | | inhuman | lacking human qualities | | intrinsic | being a natural and essential part of something else | | meagre | lacking in quantity or quality | | mournful | deeply sad | | NGO | Non Governmental Organisation | | prestigious | something very valued and important | ## English Reader - VII ### Glossary | Word | Definition | |---|---| | primitive | very old | | prompted | made someone do or say something | | puzzled | feeling confused or not sure about something | | recalls | remembers something from the past | | recognition | what a person gets for doing something good or important | | recounts | tells a story or describes something that happened in the past | | refugees | people who have to leave their homes because of lack of safety and go to another place to find safety and help | | sanitation | the process of keeping places clean by removing waste | | scavenger | a person employed to clean the streets and toilets | | trivial | something that is not very important or notable | | wee hours | very early in the morning when it's still dark outside |