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Key Words
conflict (kon-flikt) noun page 454
Photograph of two students arguing
A conflict is a fight between two people or groups of people. My friend and I got into a conflict over a book she borrowed from me.		desperate (des-pu-rit) adjective page 455
Photograph of a soccer player jumping for the ball
Someone who is desperate has lost hope. The desperate team tried hard but lost.
Related Word: desperation		destroy (di-stroi) verb page 455
Photograph of a home destroyed by a fire
To destroy means to completely ruin. The house was destroyed by a fire.
Antonym: create
humanity (hū-man-i-tē) noun page 456
Photograph of a firefighter attending to a woman
Humanity is kindness and caring about the suffering of others. Firefighters show humanity by doing what they must to save others.
Related Word: human		impact (im-pakt) verb page 459
Photograph of cheering people in front a large graph that shows a sharp increase
To impact means to have an effect. The new sales people will continue to impact the sales numbers, pushing them up.		innocent (in-u-sent) adjective page 457
Photograph of a puppy's face
Someone who is innocent is without guilt. The puppy looks innocent and sweet.
Related Words: innocence, innocently
politics (pol-i-tiks) noun page 458
Photograph of a crowd at a national political convention
Politics are people’s beliefs about government and its plans. People with similar politics came to the convention.
Related Words: political, politician		reality (rē-a-lu-tē) noun page 458
Photograph of someone putting pizza into an oven at a pizza parlor
Reality is what people actually experience in life. I wish I could have whatever I liked, but the reality is that I must work to pay for things.		Practice the Words Make a Study Card for each Key Word.

politics

What it means: a person’s feelings about how government should be run

Example: My family often talks about politics.

Not an example: We discussed which movie to watch.

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