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6642914669Diaspora (Unit 1)Spread of people away from their homeland0
6642948446Egalitarian (Unit 1)Equal society1
7279438622Ephemeral (Unit 1)Comes and goes away quickly2
7279439536Hegemony (Unit 1)Influence over or dominance of3
7279441502Patriarchal (Unit 1)Society in which men are in charge and women are protected4
7279491892Sagacious (Unit 1)Wise5
7279491893Stratified (Unit 1)Leveled6
7279493038Ascetic (Unit 1)not many luxuries7
7587032921Laconic (Unit 2)Silent, disinclined to speak8
7587036778Ubiquity (Unit 2)Seemingly everywhere9
7614792749Apocryphal (Unit 2)May or may not be true, but it is still widely believed10
7614913158Sericulture (Unit 2)All technology having to do with the production of silk11
7615017081Capricious (Unit 2)Fickle, easily changed, random12
7615021582Auspicious (Unit 2)Indicating a favorable outcome13
7615026961Epicurean (Unit 2)Luxurious14
7615029427Dichotomy (Unit 2)2 opposites (false is limited)15
7615846210Conduit (Unit 2)Anything that lets something flow16
7744900517Avarice (Unit 3)Excessive and insatiable greed17
7744909466Compulsory (Unit 3)Required/Mandatory18
7744916158Jizya (Unit 3)Tax non-Muslims must pay19
7744921058Martyr (Unit 3)Someone that dies for their faith/cause20
7744925797Mercenary (Unit 3)Military troops that fight for money not loyalty (Usually used in empires in decline)21
7744929608Nascent (Unit 3)In the very beginning stage of...22
7744933560Tributary (Unit 3)Lesser power paying money and/or respect to a higher power (Smaller river feeds into a larger river)23
7894318062ByzantineNeedlessly complicated24
7894318063CorpulentReally big25
7894320971EmporiumWarehouse, shopping districts on the coast of India26
7894320972FacilitateTo assist27
7894321390HereticAgainst the faith of the majority28
7894326175ImpetusMotivating factor or a driving force29
7894326176PrecludeTo prevent from happening30
7894348890XenophobicFear of foreigners31
8076824700BellicoseLiking to or wanting to fight/argue; Violent32
8076827513ConsternationAnger/Frustration and Confusion33
8076883135MagnanimousKindhearted and generous34
8076885610PerfunctoryGoing through the motions without any real feeling35
8076885611PrecedentDecision or action that determines future decision or actions36
8257388265Usurptake a position that is not rightfully yours37
8583462916CircumnavigationNavigate the world38
8583462917EpiphanyCertain realization39
8583465846FutileUnsuccessful40
8583468143Indulgencespardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment41
8583470442RubenesqueFull figured/ attractive woman42
8803754285AcumanAny sort of skills at a high level43
8803768572HubrisExcessive self confidence44
8803771445MeteoricRise that happens so fast that often it is short lived45
8803774726PrecipitousExtreme, rapid fall46
8803783417ProdigiousIntensely respected or remarkable47
9048313260CogentClear, logical, and convincing48
9048325165Counterintuitivecontrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true)49
9048340695HarbingerA person or thing that indicates that something is going to happen soon, especiially bad50
9048370617Ostensiblyapparently, but perhaps not actually51
9048397093SuperfluousExcessive, more than needed52
9146023225Extraterritorialitythe state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations53
9146038384FomentInstigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)54
9146054250DuplicitousUsing dishonesty, deceitful55
9146062719SecularAttitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis56
9146073218SubjugateBring under domination or control, especially by conquest57

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