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  • defaulted
    (past tense) a failure to pay financial debt
  • justice
    fairness
  • inextricably
    forming a maze or triangle from which it is impossible to break free
  • oppression
    unjust or cruel exercise of power
  • righteousness
    decency, goodness, honesty
  • dignity
    state of being worthy, honored or esteemed
  • insufficient
    not enough
  • poverty
    lacking material posessions or basic resources
  • faith
    complete trust; belief in something for which there is no material proof; trust in and loyalty to God.
  • discrimination
    unfair treatment based on race or other reason
  • ghetto
    a quarter of a city in which a group lies because of social, legal or economic pressure.
  • degenerate
    decline or sink into a poorer condition
  • exile
    forced absence from ones country or home
  • promissory note
    a written promise to pay a sum of money at a future time
  • destiny
    a future that is already laid out or predetermined
  • segregation
    seperation or isolation based on race, ethnicity, or other reason
  • mobility
    ability to be moved or changed
  • creed
    belief
  • emancipation
    liberation, freeing
  • bankrupt
    out of money, not able to pay debts
  • sacred
    entitled to reverence and respect
  • injustice
    unfairness
  • score
    a group of 20 things
  • obligation
    a commitment to pay a debt
  • vault
    a compartment for the safekeeping of valuables
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