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5954517126Abolition1 : the act of officially ending or stopping something : the act of abolishing something 2 : the abolishing of slavery 0
5954517127Absolutism1 a : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers b : government by an absolute ruler or authority : despotism 2 : advocacy of a rule by absolute standards or principles 3 : an absolute standard or principle1
5954517128Admonish1 a : to indicate duties or obligations to b : to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner 2 : to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to 2
5954517129Appeasement1 : pacify, conciliate; especially : to make concessions to (someone, such as an aggressor or a critic) often at the sacrifice of principles 2 : to cause to subside : allay 3 : to bring to a state of peace or quiet : calm 3
5954517130Arable1 : fit for or used for the growing of crops 2 British : engaged in, produced by, or being the cultivation of arable land 4
5954517131Archaic1 : having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time : antiquated 3 capitalized : of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development; especially : of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture 4 : surviving from an earlier period; specifically : typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage 5 capitalized : of or relating to the period from about 8000 b.c. to 1000 b.c. and the North American cultures of that time5
5954517132Bourgeoisie1 : middle class ; also, plural in construction : members of the middle class 2 : a class or group of people with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : a social order dominated by capitalists or bourgeois (see 2bourgeois 2)6
5954517133Celibacy1 : the state of not being married 2 a : abstention from sexual intercourse b : abstention by vow from marriage 7
5954517134Chauvinism1 : excessive or blind patriotism — compare jingoism 2 : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged 3 : an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex ; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude8
5954517135Coerce/ coercive1 : to restrain or dominate by force 2 : to compel to an act or choice 3 : to achieve by force or threat 9
5954517136Conflate1 a : to bring together : fuse b : confuse 2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole < ... a city of conflated races and cultures ... — Earl Shorris>10
5954517137Converge1 : to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet 2 : to come together and unite in a common interest or focus 3 : to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit 11
5954517138Coup d' état1. a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.12
5954517139Debit: to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit13
5954517140Deficit1 a (1) : deficiency in amount or quality (2) : a lack or impairment in an ability or functional capacity b : disadvantage 2 a : an excess of expenditure over revenue b : a loss (see loss 4b) in business operations 14
5954517141Eclectic1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles 2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous15
5954517142Egalitarian: asserting, promoting, or marked by egalitarianism16
5954517143Entrépot: an intermediary center of trade and transshipment17
5954517144Fascism1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition 2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control 18
5954517145Fiscal1 : of or relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt 2 : of or relating to financial matters 19
5954517146Forage1 : food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing 2 [2forage] : the act of foraging : search for provisions 20
5954517147Iberian: a member of one or more peoples anciently inhabiting the Caucasus in Asia between the Black and Caspian seas21
5954517148Metallurgy: the science and technology of metals22
5954517149Metropole23
5954517150Monastery: a house for persons under religious vows; especially : an establishment for monks24
5954517151Monetary: of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy 25
5954517152Monogamy1 archaic : the practice of marrying only once during a lifetime 2 : the state or custom of being married to one person at a time 3 : the condition or practice of having a single mate during a period of time 26
5954517153NGOs27
5954517154Peonage1 a : the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt b : a system of convict labor by which convicts are leased to contractors 2 : the condition of a peon28
5954517155Pragmatism1 : a practical approach to problems and affairs 2 : an American movement in philosophy founded by C. S. Peirce and William James and marked by the doctrines that the meaning of conceptions is to be sought in their practical bearings, that the function of thought is to guide action, and that truth is preeminently to be tested by the practical consequences of belief29
5954517156Proletariat1 : the laboring class; especially : the class of industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live 2 : the lowest social or economic class of a community30
5954517157Proctorate31
5954517158Quandary: a state of perplexity or doubt32
5954517159The Right: political groups who favor traditional attitudes and practices and conservative policies 33
5954517160Rimland: a region on the edge of the heartland34
5954517161Status quo ante bellum35
5954517162Totalitarian1 a : of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy : authoritarian, dictatorial; especially : despotic b : of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism) 2 a : advocating or characteristic of totalitarianism b : completely regulated by the state especially as an aid to national mobilization in an emergency c : exercising autocratic powers36
5954517163Unanimity: the quality or state of being unanimous37
5954517164Verneration: the arrangement of foliage leaves within the bud38
5954517165Viceroy1 : the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign 2 or viceroy butterfly : a showy North American nymphalid butterfly (Limenitis archippus) closely mimicking the monarch in coloration but smaller39
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