1. Consciousness The quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself. Noun awareness

2. Parable A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson Noun fable, allegory

3. Pinnacle The most successful point, the culmination Or A high pointed piece of rock Noun Peak, point, apex, summit

4. Urban Renewal The redevelopment of areas within a large city, typically involving the clearance of slums. Noun Redevelopment in a city

5. Impudence Not showing due respect for another person Noun Impertinence, insolence

6. Integration The intermixing of people or groups Noun Mixing, desegregation

7. Paradox A situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features Noun Contradiction

8. Refugee a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster noun Fugitive, displaced person

9. Relegate Dismiss to an inferior rank or position Downgrade, demote, degrade Verb

10. Deport To banish someone from a country, usually because he/she is an illegal immigrant or because he/she has committed a crime Verb

11. Affluent Having a great deal of money Adjective Rich, prosperous, well-off

12. Empathize To feel and share the emotions of another person—not to feel for them (that’s sympathize), but to feel with them --Compassion, on the same wavelength, feel empathy for Verb