ELA DITS VOCAB

Refugee

A person without anywhere to go typically caused by conflict.

Implied

Suggested but not directly expressed; implicit.

Refugee

A person without anywhere to go typically caused by conflict.

Implied

Suggested but not directly expressed; implicit.

Tedious

Long and boring.

Blood Diamonds

Diamonds used to pay for war.

Prosthetic

Not real/fake.

Persecuted

Murdered.

Siege

Blockade/prolonged period of misfortune.

Subsidized

Supported or helped financially.

Loathed

Hated or disliked.

Competent

Able to comprehend things.

Machete

Knife.

Exquisitely

Delightfully.

Circuitous

Long route or journey.

Hideously

Not visibly pleasing.

Famine

A very long time without food.

Insanity

Crazy.

Contaminated

Poisoned.

Convictions

A firmly held opinion.

Plague

A disease.