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reparations - n. money that a country or group that loses a war pays because of the damage, injury, deaths, etc., it has caused

monument - n. a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event

commitment - n. a promise to do or give something

address - v. to give attention to (something)

inequity - n. lack of fairness

gap - n. a difference between two people, groups, or things

institution - n. a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people

undergraduate - adj. used to describe student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree

reconciliation - n. the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement

descendant - n. someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in the past

sculpture - n. a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.

fund - n. an amount of money that is used for a special purpose

conversation - n. an informal talk involving two people or a small group of people : the act of talking in an informal way

acknowledge - v. to say that you accept or do not deny the truth or existence of (something)