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accommodations
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(n)
a seat, compartment, or room on a public vehicle.
synonyms: rooms, compartments, seat
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doctrine
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(n)
a rule or principle of law, especially when established by precedent.
synonyms: belief, principle, creed, tenet, dogma
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captor
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(n)
one who takes or keeps a person or thing as a captive.
synonyms: kidnapper, capturer
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elusive
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(adj)
hard to grasp or retain mentally.
synonyms: deceptive, evasive, indefinable, misleading
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segregation
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(n)
the policy and practice of imposing the social separation of races against non-whites in a predominantly white society
synonyms: exclusion, separation, bias, bigotry, discrimination, partiality, unfairness
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predominantly
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(adj)
mainly; most noticeably.
synonyms: mainly, highly, essentially, primarily, above all
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facilities
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(n)
something created to serve a particular function.
synonyms: resources, conveniences
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intergration
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(n)
desegregation.
synonyms: combination, mix, blending, coalition, conformity
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ornery
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(adj)
of a stubborn or mean-spirited nature.
synonyms: disobedient, unruly, stiff, rebellious, cross, mean, stubborn, headstrong, contrary, malicious
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diligent
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(adj)
careful and thorough.
synonyms: patient, careful, perseverant, industrious, assiduous
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intangible
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(adj)
not able to be touched or grasped.
synonyms: untouchable, ambiguous, obscure, uncertain, evasive
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unconstitutuinal
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(adj)
not in accordance with or permitted by the U.S. Constitution.
synonyms: illegal, illegitimate, prohibited
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deliberating
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(v)
thinking or considering very carefully and fully.
synonyms: planning, designing, thinking, considering.
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oppressed
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(v)
kept down by cruel or unjust use of power.
synonyms: harassed, tormented, annoyed, pestered, hounded
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