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Vocabulary (Source found below)
Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary

College (noun) an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field

Disability (noun) the condition of being deprived of legal right, qualification, or capacity

Dormitory (noun) a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths

Harvest (noun) the season for gathering in agricultural crops

Legislature (noun) a body of persons having the power to legislate; specifically: an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit

Prosperity (noun) the condition of being successful or thriving; especially: economic well-being

Reservation (noun) a tract of land set apart by the federal government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a Native American people

Satellite (noun) a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body

Superintendent (noun) one who has executive oversight and charge

Territory (noun) a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority

University (noun) an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees

 

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