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VOCABULARY LISTS
This is a list of some important words from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, passed
by the United Nations after WWII with the support of Elenor Roosevelt. I use these words for
vocabulary and pronunciation study on my ESL site "English with a Purpose" on Wordpress.
access
the right to enter
arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
arrest
take into custody
assembly
a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
asylum
a shelter from danger or hardship
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basis
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
charge
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
choose
pick out from a number of alternatives
committed
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a cause or action
compel
force somebody to do something
conscience
motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
consent
give an armative reply to; respond favorably to
constitute
form or compose
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contrary
exact opposition
correspondence
an attribute of a shape or relation
cruel
able or disposed to inict pain or suering
cultural
relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
degrading
characterized by dishonor
deny
declare untrue; contradict
deprived
marked by a state of extreme poverty
destruction
an event that completely ruins something
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dignity
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
discrimination
unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
duty
the social force that obliges you to behave in a certain way
employment
the state of having a job
endowed
provided or supplied or equipped with
entitled
qualied for by right according to law
equal
having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
form
a perceptual structure
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frontier
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
fundamental
serving as an essential component
furthermore
in addition
genuinely
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
guilty
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
hearing
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
impart
bestow a quality on
impartial
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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impose
charge and collect payment
incitement
an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
independent
free from external control and constraint
innocent
free from sin
interference
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
jurisdictional
restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
leave
go away from a place
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liberty
freedom of choice
life
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
limitation
an act of restricting (as by regulation)
manifest
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
merit
the quality of being deserving
moral
concerned with principles of right and wrong
movement
change of position that does not entail a change of location
nationality
the status of belonging to a particular country
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omission
leaving out or passing over something
peaceful
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
periodic
happening or recurring at regular intervals
persecution
causing someone to suer
personality
the complex of attributes that characterize an individual
presumed
procedure
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
prohibited
forbidden by law
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protection
the activity of shielding someone or something
proved
established beyond doubt
punishment
the act of imposing a penalty
reasonable
showing sound judgment
recognition
identifying something or someone by remembering
remuneration
paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
reputation
the general estimation that the public has for a person
return
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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security
the state of being free from danger or injury
servitude
state of subjection to an owner or master
sex
one of two categories into which most organisms are divided
slavery
the state of being under the control of another person
spouse
a person's partner in marriage
subject
some situation or event that is thought about
surage
a legal right to vote
supplement
an additional component that improves capability
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tolerance
willingness to respect the beliefs or practices of others
torture
iniction of suering to punish or obtain information
trade union
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
wedlock
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined
widowhood
the state of being a widow who has not remarried
will
the capability of conscious choice and decision
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