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4781099698Abolishcancel; put an end to0
4781100473AbsolutismA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)1
4781100474Abundancea great or plentiful amount.2
4781100475Acceleratedmade faster3
4781101273Accumulatedgather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.4
4781102010Ad hocfor a specific purpose and no other; improvised In current American English it is used to describe something that has been formed or used for a special and immediate purpose, without previous planning.5
4781102011Adept(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert6
4781102012Anarchy(n) a lack of government and law; confusion7
4781102013Arbitrary(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness8
4781102821Aristocratsrich landowners9
4781102822Ascendancycontrolling influence10
4781105716AssertiveActing with confidence and force; sure of one's self11
4781105717AtrocitiesCruel and inhumane acts that people commit against each other12
4781105718Autocratic(adj.) absolute in power or authority taking no account of other people's wishes or opinions; domineering.13
4781106270Barbaricuncivilized14
4781106271Beneficiariesa person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.15
4781106272Bureaucratsgovernment officials16
4781106273Byproductsomething left over; the remains or remnants of a manufacturing process17
4781106279CastigatingScold harshly18
4781106935Catastrophea large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure19
4781106936Circumventavoid20
4781106937Commoditysomething useful that can be used for financial advantage; a product or service that is indistinguishable from the same thing from competing sellers21
4781106938Consolidationsolidification; strengthening:22
4781107662Covertibleable to be changed in form, function, or character.23
4781108517convictionA fixed or strong belief24
4781108518culminatedTo reach the highest point to come to a significant point such as the end of an event25
4781108519CultivationThe preparation of land to grow and yield crops.26
4781108520Decimatedto destroy or kill a large part of27
4781109118Decree(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully28
4781109119DeferenceRespect29
4781109120DisenfranchisedPeople deprived of legal rights, especially the right to vote30
4781110783dislocationsdisturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.31
4781110784DispossessionThe expulsion of someone from the possession of land by process of law.32
4781110785DissentersProtestants who differed with the Church of England33
4781112619DisunityDisagreement and conflict within a group34
4781113724EmigrantA person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere.35
4781114782EndemicNative36
4781114783Entitlement(n) having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has a right to certain privileges37
4781115939Entrenchedfirmly established38
4781119007EpidemicsOccurrences of diseases in which many people in the same place at the same time are affected39
4781119008Epochalvery significant or influential; defining an epoch or time-period40
4781119009Erroneous(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes41
4781119010Exertingapply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality)42
4781119030Explicitlyvery clear; nothing hidden43
4781119701Expulsionthe process of driving or forcing out44
4781119702Feasibility(n) the quality of being doable45
4781119703Feudailisma medival political and economic system based on the relation from lords to vassals46
4781119704Flourishedto grow well, successful47
4781119705Heathenism"religion" of those who don't believe in God and/or are uncivilized48
4781119706Hereticsthose who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church49
4781128789Hierarchy(n) a ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc.; a ruling body50
4781128790Immunity(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation51
4781128791Imposingimpressive by virtue of size, power, or manner52
4781128792IncorporationMaking something part of a whole53
4781129188IndenturedA person who signs an agreement to work for a master for a period of years; not free until they completed their term of service.54
4781131512Inevitablyunavoidably55
4781138903Inhabitantsa person or animal that lives in or occupies a place56
4781138904Initiatedcause (a process or action) to begin.57
4781138905Invocationsthe action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority58
4781138906IsthmusA narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas59
4781139433Magistratesa civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.60
4781139434Marshaledarrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.61
4781139435Matrilinealrelating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother62
4781139436Minisculevery small63
4781139437MonarchyA government ruled by a king or queen64
4781139947Monopolized(of an organization or group) obtain exclusive possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service).65
4781139948Municipaladj. relating to local government66
4781139949Nomadspeople who wander from place to place67
4781140430Opted outverb phrase: to decide to leave or withdraw68
4781140431Overshadowedto make someone or something seem less important compared to someone or something else69
4781140432Papalof or relating to a pope or to the papacy70
4781140433Patriarchalmale led society and household71
4781140434Persecutionmistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs72
4781140436Pietyreligious devotion73
4781140771Predominateto be greatest in number or importance74
4781146995Preoccupationa state in which you give all your attention to something75
4781146996Proliferatedto grow or increase rapidly76
4781146997Propagandistsa person who promotes or publicizes a particular organization or cause77
4781148798Reciprocalshared, felt, or shown by both sides78
4781148806ReconciliationBringing together people who were opposed to each other79
4781149260Regimea government, especially an authoritarian one.80
4781149261Revelationa surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way.81
4781149262Situatedfix or build (something) in a certain place or position.82
4781149263Stagnate(v.) to become or remain inactive, not develop, not flow (With no room for advancement, the waiter's career stagnated.)83
4781149264Stimulatedencouraged to act; invigorated84
4781149265Subdueto conquer and bring into subjection; to overpower by superior force; overcome; to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or intimidation; render submissive; to repress.85
4781150002Subordinationthe act of placing in a lower rank or position:86
4781150733SurplusA situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded87
4781152315Textilescloth items88
4781152316Turmoildisorder89
4781152317TyrannyA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)90
4781152318Undermineddamaged; attacked91
4781152319Underpinningn. a system of supports beneath; a foundation or basis92
4781152914Unifcationthe process of being united or made into a whole.93
4781152915Uniformitysameness; monotony94
4781152916Unparalleledunequaled or unmatched95
4781152917UpheavalsStrong or violent change or disturbance.96
4781155149ViablePRACTICABLE; CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING97
4781155150Zeal(adj.) eager, earnest, devoted98

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