Glossary 2.5

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A

abuse

noun
 cruel or inhumane treatment

assimilate

verb

to become part of a group, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, society


C

callous

adjective

unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people


clergyman

noun
 a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of a Christian church

colonialism

noun

 the practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries


convert

verb
to change to a new religion, belief, etc., or to make someone do this

G

genocide

noun

the intentional killing of a large group of people who belong to a particular race or country


groundbreaking

adjective
 being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

H

heartfelt

adjective
(of a feeling or its expression) sincere; deeply and strongly felt.

I

injustice

noun
 the practice of being unjust or unfair
an unjust act

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