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242764988Qualifymake fit or prepared0
242764989Quandrya state of perplexity or doubt1
242764990Quantifyexpress as a number or measure or quantity2
242764991Quantityhow much there is of something that you can quantify3
242764992Questthe act of searching for something4
242764993Racismdiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race5
242764994Racialof or related to genetically distinguished groups of people6
242764995Radical(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm7
242764996Rationalhaving its source in or being guided by the intellect (distinguished from experience or emotion)8
242764997Rationalefundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action9
242764998Raw materialmaterial suitable for manufacture or use or finishing10
242764999Rebela person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)11
242765000Rebellionorganized opposition to authority12
242765001Reforma change for the better as a result of correcting abuses13
242765002Regimea government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule14
242765003Reincarnationthe Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions15
242765004Republica political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them16
242765005Revenuethe entire amount of income before any deductions are made17
242765006Revoltorganized opposition to authority18
242765007Revolutionthe overthrow of a government by those who are governed19
242765008The RightPolitically active religious conservatives who became particularly vocal in the 1980's. The New Right criticized feminism, opposed abortion and homosexuality, and promoted "Family values" and military preparedness.20
242765009RimlandThe land, often islands and coastal plains, around the edge of an area21
242765010Ruralliving in or characteristic of farming or country life22
242765011Russo-Russian23
242765012Sacredmade or declared or believed to be holy24
242765013Scholasticof or relating to schools25
242765014Secedeto leave or withdraw26
242765015Secessionformal separation from an alliance or federation27
242765016Secondaryof second rank or importance or value28
242765017Secularworldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal29
242765018Sedentarycharacterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place30
242765019Segregationa social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups31
242765020Serfa person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord32
242765021Serfdomfeudal system, the use of serfs to work the land in return for protection against barbarian invasions33
242765022Shamanin societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds34
242765023Shamanisman animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans35
242765024Sino-Chinese, related to China36
242765025Skepticismdoubt about the truth of something37
242765026Slaverythe practice of owning slaves38
242765027Social DarwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.39
242765028Social democracya political ideology in which there is a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism instead of a sudden violent overthrow of the system40
242765029Socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry41
242765030Socio-economicinvolving social as well as economic factors42
242765031Sovereigntygovernment free from external control. Also refers to Royal Authority.43
242765032Sovereigna nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right44
242765033Sphere of influencethe geographical area in which one nation is very influential45
242765034Statea politically organized body of people under a single government46
242765035Status quo ante bellumthe way things were before the war47
242765036Stratasubdivisions of population according to some characteristics (eg males and females). also means layers of sedimentary rock.48
242765037Stratificationthe act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata49
242765038Subsistenceminimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting50
242765039Syncreticrelating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections51
242765040Tariffa government tax on imports or exports52
242765041Teleologythe explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. • Theology: the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.53
242765042Teleologicalethical theory concerned with outcome, whether an action produces greater good in the world54
242765043Terminalcausing or ending in or approaching death55
242765044Territorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state56
242765045Territorialof or relating to the local vicinity57
242765046Terrorismthe calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature58
242765047Textileof or relating to fabrics or fabric making59
242765048Theocracythe belief in government by divine guidance60
242765049Third WorldTerm applied to a group of developing countries who professed nonalignment during the Cold War.61
242765050Totalitariancharacterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control62
242765051Traditiona specific practice of long standing63
242765052Trusta consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service64
242765053Unanimityeveryone being of one mind. Complete agreement.65
242765054Unionthe state of being joined or united or linked. Also refers to the Northern States in the US Civil War.66
242765055Urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area67
242765056Utopianan idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer68
242765057Venerationreligious zeal69
242765058Verbalcommunicated in the form of words70
242765059Verbalizeexpress in speech71
242765060Vernacularthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)72
242765061Viceroygovernor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign73
242765062The Westthe United States, Great Britain, France, and other democratic nations74
242765063Working classa social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages75
242765064World-systems theoryeconomic and political connections that tie the world's countries together76

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