501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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  1. reactionary
    a. a political conservative who opposes liberalism and/or progress
    b.a political liberal who opposes traditional and/or conservative
    leadership
    c. a professional protestor
    d.a professional lobbyist

  2. proscribe
    a. to request in the form of a written document
    b.to prohibit, forbid, banish, or outlaw
    c. to vote in a secret legislative session
    d.to stall a legislative vote

  3. protocol
    a. a political liberal
    b.a vote during a legislative session
    c. a ceremony or procedure regarding people’s rank/status
    d.an illegal act of Congress

  4. nullify
    a. to validate
    b.to invalidate
    c. to elevate in standing
    d.to confirm voting results

  5. quid pro quo
    a. to stop legislative action through the courts
    b.to covertly meet with an opposition party
    c. to give something in return for something of similar value
    d.to acknowledge defeat

  6. disenfranchise
    a. to embrace into a political system
    b.to deprive the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote
    c. to break apart from an established political party
    d.to vote exclusively for one party’s candidates

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