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4772379084AbateLessen, reduce or remove0
4772379085AbsolutismThe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters1
4772379086AdjacentNext to or adjoining something else2
4772379087AgrarianA person who advocates a redistribution of landed property; of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land3
4772379088AgricultureThe science or practice of farming4
4772422779AnthropomorphicHaving human characteristics5
4772424000AristocracyA form of government in which power is held by the nobility6
4772427444AvariceExtreme greed for wealth or material gain7
4772429157BiasPrejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another8
4772433383BuddhismA religion that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha.9
4772437231BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives10
4772457710CapitalThe most important city or town of a country or region; wealth in the form of money or other assets11
4772460180CapitalismAn economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state12
4772463795CapitulateSurrender13
4772465988CentralizedControl of an activity or organization under a single authority; bring activities together in one place14
4772470192CharlatanA fraud (person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill)15
4772475973ChattelA personal possession16
4772477904ChiefdomA form of hierarchical organization in non-industrial societies usually base on kinship17
4772481089ChristianityA monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ18
4772483442City-stateA city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state19

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