Vocabulary


Match the words on the left to the definitions on the right. The first word is done for you.

1. mortified 13    usual conditions, normal conditions
   
2. famine ____ bitter conflict
   
3. outrageous ____ stay alive
   
4. salary ____ understand
   
5. commensurate ____ a serious shortage of food
   
6. tallies ____ workers protesting job conditions, carrying signs
         outside the workplace explaining their issues
   
7. survive ____ pay, compensation for work
   
8. walkout ____ completely unreasonable
   
9. picket ____ workers deliberately slowing down on the job
   
10. slowdown ____ ashamed, humiliated
   
11. strife ____ adds up, keeps track of
   
12. comprehend ____ equal to, enough
   
13. norm ____ workers walking out of the workplace to make a protest




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