Unit 6: Selection Vocabulary 3

This list covers "Spaceships" and "Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
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  1. sniper
    a marksman who shoots from a concealed place
    We waited behind bushes,
    sniper like discipline,
    for our uncles to arrive.
  2. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    The four of us,
    recounting the last time
    we’d spotted them,
    the brilliance in what we saw
  3. brilliance
    the quality of being magnificent, splendid, or grand
    The four of us,
    recounting the last time
    we’d spotted them,
    the brilliance in what we saw
  4. bona fide
    not counterfeit or copied
    When they landed their Chevys
    we’d rub our eyes
    making sure it was bona fide,
    that these flying saucers
    had discos inside.
  5. saucer
    something with a flat round shape
    When they landed their Chevys
    we’d rub our eyes
    making sure it was bona fide,
    that these flying saucers
    had discos inside.
  6. aspiration
    a cherished desire
    Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people...
  7. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
    All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
  8. sovereignty
    government free from external control
    Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
  9. tribunal
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
  10. fundamental
    being or involving basic facts or principles
    Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
  11. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
    The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Created on Fri Nov 13 12:51:59 EST 2020 (updated Thu Nov 19 17:22:19 EST 2020)

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