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2856335413Advocatedto speak or write in favor of0
2856336609agrarianFarm land1
2856336610arablecapable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage:2
2856337380assimilationprocess by which a person or a groups language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group3
2856338095capitalisman economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations4
2856338827civilizationan advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached5
2856338828condonedto disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable)6
2856340196demographythe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.7
2856340197despotany tyrant or oppressor8
2856340823dissensionstrong disagreement9
2856340824diffuseto spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.10
2856341967edictany authoritative proclamation or command11
2856341968embargoan order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.12
2856341969emigrateto leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate13
2856342953eradicateto remove or destroy utterly; extirpate:14
2856342954feudalisma social system in europe in the middle ages in which somebody fought and worked for someone and that person provided protection and arable land in return15
2856344059filialRelating to family16
2856344631gentry1. wellborn and well-bred people. 2. (in England) the class below the nobility. 3. an upper or ruling class; aristocracy17
2856346688hegemonyleadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation18
2856346697hinderto cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.19
2856349400Hubrisexcessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.20
2856350245infanticidethe act of killing an infant21
2856351508indigenousoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native22
2856351509landlockedshut in completely, or almost completely, by land : a landlocked bay.23
2856352915literacythe quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write24
2856354663manoriala landed estate or territorial unit,25
2856355569monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God26
2856357076Nationalismdevotion and loyalty to one's own country; patriotism27
2856357077Nuclear familya social unit composed of two parents and one or more children.28
2856358649Patriarchalcharacteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., controlled by men: the highly patriarchal Mormon church.29
2856358650polytheismthe doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.30
2856360131Precipitateto hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.31
2856361880republica state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.32
2856362522secta body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination33
2856363068secularof or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.34
2856363069serf1. a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another. 2. a slave.35
2856363659socialisma theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.36
2856363660steppean extensive plain, especially one without trees.37
2856364567theocracy1. a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. 2. a system of government by priests claiming a divine commission.38
2856366823traditionalof or relating to the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:39
2856367463topographythe detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.40
2856368195tutelageinstruction; teaching; guidance: His knowledge of Spanish increased under private tutelage.41
2856372228urbanof, relating to, or designating a city or town42

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