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| 2660964072 | Abate | verb (used with object), abated, abating. 1. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. 2. Law. to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). to suspend or extinguish (an action). to annul (a writ). 3. to deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost. 4. to omit: to abate all mention of names. 5. to remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief. verb (used without object), abated, abating. 6. to diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. The pain in his shoulder finally abated. 7. Law. to end; become null and void. | 0 | |
| 2660965785 | Absolutism | noun 1. the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. 2. any theory holding that values, principles, etc., are absolute and not relative, dependent, or changeable. | 1 | |
| 2660966441 | Adjacent | adjective 1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway. 2. just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page. | 2 | |
| 2660968477 | Agrarian | adjective 1. relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property: agrarian laws. 2. pertaining to the advancement of agricultural groups: an agrarian movement. 3. composed of or pertaining to farmers: an agrarian co-op. 4. rural; agricultural. 5. growing in fields; wild: an agrarian plant. noun 6. a person who favors the equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups. | 3 | |
| 2660969572 | Agriculture | noun 1. the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming. 2. the production of crops, livestock, or poultry. | 4 | |
| 2660975187 | Anthropomorphic | adjective 1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity. 2. resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving. | 5 | |
| 2660976724 | Aristocracy | noun, plural aristocracies. 1. a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility. 2. a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class. 3. government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state. 4. a governing body composed of those considered to be the best or most able people in the state. 5. any class or group considered to be superior, as through education, ability, wealth, or social prestige. | 6 | |
| 2660977719 | Avarice | noun 1. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. | 7 | |
| 2660978616 | Bias | noun 1. a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine's bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea. 2. unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias. 3. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric. 4. Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure. 5. Lawn Bowling. a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled. 6. Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation. 7. a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion. adjective 8. cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut. adverb 9. in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias. verb (used with object), biased, biasing or (especially British) biassed, biassing. 10. to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury; a survey biased toward highly educated people. 11. Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device). Idioms 12. on the bias, in the diagonal direction of the cloth. out of line; slanting. | 8 | |
| 2660984280 | Bureaucracy | noun, plural bureaucracies. 1. government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. 2. the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department. 3. excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators. 4. administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine. | 9 | |
| 2660985280 | Capital | noun 1. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.: Tokyo is the capital of Japan. 2. a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity: New York is the dance capital of the world. 3. capital letter. 4. the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation, etc. 5. an accumulated stock of such wealth. 6. any form of wealth employed or capable of being employed in the production of more wealth. 7. Accounting. assets remaining after deduction of liabilities; the net worth of a business. the ownership interest in a business. Expand adjective 10. pertaining to financial capital: capital stock. 11. principal; highly important: This guide offers suggestions of capital interest to travelers. 12. chief, especially as being the official seat of government of a country, state, etc.: the capital city of France. 13. excellent or first-rate: a capital hotel; a capital fellow. 14. capital letter. 15. involving the loss of life: capital punishment. 16. punishable by death: a capital crime; a capital offender. | 10 | |
| 2660986567 | Capitulate | verb (used without object), capitulated, capitulating. 1. to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. 2. to give up resistance: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way. | 11 | |
| 2660987938 | Centralized | verb (used with object), centralized, centralizing. 1. to draw to or gather about a center. 2. to bring under one control, especially in government: to centralize budgeting in one agency. verb (used without object), centralized, centralizing. 3. to come together at or to form a center. | 12 | |
| 2660989916 | Chiefdom | noun 1. the rank or office of a chief. 2. the territory or people over which a chief rules. | 13 | |
| 2660990814 | city-state | noun 1. a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. | 14 | |
| 2660990815 | Civilitation | noun 1. an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. 2. those people or nations that have reached such a state. 3. any type of culture, society, etc., of a specific place, time, or group: Greek civilization. 4. the act or process of civilizing, as by bringing out of a savage, uneducated, or unrefined state, or of being civilized : Rome's civilization of barbaric tribes was admirable. 5. cultural refinement; refinement of thought and cultural appreciation: The letters of Madame de Sévigné reveal her wit and civilization. 6. cities or populated areas in general, as opposed to unpopulated or wilderness areas: The plane crashed in the jungle, hundreds of miles from civilization. 7. modern comforts and conveniences, as made possible by science and technology: After a week in the woods, without television or even running water, the campers looked forward to civilization again. | 15 | |
| 2660992758 | Clergy | noun, plural clergies. 1. the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity. | 16 | |
| 2660993741 | Colonialism | noun 1. the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people. 2. the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence. 3. the state or condition of being colonial. 4. an idea, custom, or practice peculiar to a colony. | 17 | |
| 2660993742 | colony | noun, plural colonies. 1. a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation. 2. the country or district settled or colonized : Many Western nations are former European colonies. 3. any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power. 4. the Colonies, those British colonies that formed the original 13 states of the United States: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. 5. a number of people coming from the same country, or speaking the same language, residing in a foreign country or city, or a particular section of it; enclave: the Polish colony in Israel; the American colony in Paris. 6. any group of individuals having similar interests, occupations, etc., usually living in a particular locality; community: a colony of artists. 7. the district, quarter, or dwellings inhabited by any such number or group: The Greek island is now an artists' colony. | 18 | |
| 2660995049 | Culture | noun 1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. 2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc. 3. a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture. 4. development or improvement of the mind by education or training. 5. the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture. 6. Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. 7. Biology. the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc. the product or growth resulting from such cultivation. Expand verb (used with object), cultured, culturing. 11. to subject to culture; cultivate. 12. Biology. to grow (microorganisms, tissues, etc.) in or on a controlled or defined medium. to introduce (living material) into a culture medium. | 19 | |
| 2660996891 | Deforestation | verb (used with object) 1. to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years. | 20 | |
| 2660996892 | Demography | noun 1. the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations. | 21 | |
| 2660998094 | Derive | verb (used with object), derived, deriving. 1. to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from). 2. to trace from a source or origin. 3. to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer. 4. Chemistry. to produce or obtain (a substance) from another. verb (used without object), derived, deriving. 5. to come from a source or origin; originate (often followed by from). | 22 | |
| 2660998766 | Diaspora | noun 1. (usually initial capital letter) the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity. 2. (often initial capital letter) the body of Jews living in countries outside Israel. 3. (often initial capital letter) such countries collectively: the return of the Jews from the Diaspora. 4. any group migration or flight from a country or region. Synonyms: dispersion, dissemination, migration, displacement, scattering. Antonyms: return. 5. any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. 6. any religious group living as a minority among people of the prevailing religion. 7. the spread or dissemination of something originally confined to a local, homogeneous group, as a language or cultural institution: the diaspora of English as a global language. | 23 | |
| 2661001448 | Divine | adjective, diviner, divinest. 1. of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being. 2. addressed, appropriated, or devoted to God or a god; religious; sacred: divine worship. 3. proceeding from God or a god: divine laws; divine guidance. 4. godlike; characteristic of or befitting a deity: divine magnanimity. 5. heavenly; celestial: the divine kingdom. 6. extremely good; unusually lovely: He has the most divine tenor voice. 7. being a god; being God: Zeus, Hera, and other divine beings in Greek mythology. Expand noun 10. a theologian; scholar in religion. 11. a priest or member of the clergy. 12. the Divine. God. (sometimes lowercase) the spiritual aspect of humans; the group of attributes and qualities of humankind regarded as godly or godlike. verb (used with object), divined, divining. 13. to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by divination; prophesy. 14. to discover (water, metal, etc.) by means of a divining rod. 15. to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture: She divined personal details about her customers based on their clothing and accents. It was not difficult to divine his true intent. 16. Archaic. to portend. verb (used without object), divined, divining. 17. to use or practice divination; prophesy. 18. to have perception by intuition or insight; conjecture. | 24 | |
| 2661001449 | Dynasty | noun, plural dynasties. 1. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty. 2. the rule of such a sequence. 3. a series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc. | 25 | |
| 2661003292 | Economic | adjective 1. pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities. 2. of or relating to the science of economics. 3. pertaining to an economy, or system of organization or operation, especially of the process of production. 4. involving or pertaining to one's personal resources of money: to give up a large house for economic reasons. 5. pertaining to use as a resource in the economy : economic entomology; economic botany. 6. affecting or apt to affect the welfare of material resources: weevils and other economic pests. 7. economical. | 26 | |
| 2661006626 | Edict | noun 1. a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement. 2. any authoritative proclamation or command. | 27 | |
| 2661007580 | Egalitarian | adjective 1. asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. noun 2. a person who adheres to egalitarian beliefs. | 28 | |
| 2661007581 | Empire | noun 1. a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire. 2. a government under an emperor or empress. 3. (often initial capital letter) the historical period during which a nation is under such a government: a history of the second French empire. 4. supreme power in governing; imperial power; sovereignty: Austria's failure of empire in central Europe. 5. supreme control; absolute sway: passion's empire over the mind. 6. a powerful and important enterprise or holding of large scope that is controlled by a single person, family, or group of associates: The family's shipping empire was founded 50 years ago. 7. (initial capital letter) a variety of apple somewhat resembling the McIntosh. adjective 8. (initial capital letter) characteristic of or developed during the first French Empire, 1804-15. 9. (usually initial capital letter) (of women's attire and coiffures) of the style that prevailed during the first French Empire, in clothing being characterized especially by décolletage and a high waistline, coming just below the bust, from which the skirt hangs straight and loose. 10. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France and imitated to a greater or lesser extent in various other countries, c1800-30: characterized by the use of delicate but elaborate ornamentation imitated from Greek and Roman examples or containing classical allusions, as animal forms for the legs of furniture, bas-reliefs of classical figures, motifs of wreaths, torches, caryatids, lyres, and urns and by the occasional use of military and Egyptian motifs and, under the Napoleonic Empire itself, of symbols alluding to Napoleon I, as bees or the letter N. | 29 | |
| 2661015665 | Encroach | verb (used without object) 1. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual. 2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances. | 30 | |
| 2661016183 | Epidemic | adjective 1. Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. 2. extremely prevalent; widespread. noun 3. a temporary prevalence of a disease. 4. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of riots. | 31 | |
| 2661019999 | Equitable | adjective 1. characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens. 2. Law. pertaining to or valid in equity. pertaining to the system of equity, as distinguished from the common law. | 32 |
