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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

abstention: actively choosing to not do something. ambivalence: mixed feelings, both good and bad. bootlegger: someone who makes alcohol illegally. distilled: purified. Prohibition: the years 1920 to 1933, when it was illegal to sell alcohol in the United States. temperance: self-restraint; here, it refers specifically to a historical movement focused on avoiding alcohol.