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146568475021. AbsolutismThe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.0
146568475032. AdministerManage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.) 1. Dispense or apply (a remedy or drug). deal out or inflict (punishment). (of a priest) perform the rites of (a sacrament, typically the Eucharist). Direct the taking of (an oath). 2. Give help or service.1
146568475043. Afro-A thick hairstyle consisting of very tight curls that sticks out all around the head, like the natural hair of some black people.2
146568475054. AgrarianRelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. 1. A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.3
146568475065. AnalyzeExamine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.4
146568475076. Anti-SemitismHostility to or prejudice against Jews.5
146568475087. Arable(Of land) used or suitable for growing crops. (Of crops) able to be grown on suitable land. Concerned with growing arable crops.6
146568475468. -Archy7
146568475099. AristocracyThe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. A form of government in which power is held by the nobility. A group regarded as privileged or superior in a particular sphere.8
1465684751010. AuthoritarianFavoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.9
1465684751111. Balance of Power1. A situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power. 2. The power held by a small group when larger groups are of equal strength.10
1465684751212. BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.11
1465684751313. CausationThe action of causing something.12
1465684751414. -CentricIn or at the center; central.13
1465684751515. City-StateA city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.14
1465684751616. CoercePersuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. Obtain (something) by using force or threats.15
1465684751717. ColonyA country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. More a group of people living in a colony, consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. 1. A group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country. A place where a group of people with similar interests live together. A housing development or residential community, especially one originally constructed by an employer for its workers. 2. BIOLOGY A community of animals or plants of one kind living close together or forming a physically connected structure. A group of fungi or bacteria grown from a single spore or cell on a culture medium.16
1465684751818. ConscriptionCompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.17
1465684751919. ContextThe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed. The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.18
1465684752020. Coup D'étatA sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. 1. A notable or successful stroke or move. 2. (among some North American Indian peoples) an act of touching an armed enemy in battle as a deed of bravery, or an act of first touching an item of the enemy's in order to claim it. 3. A contusion caused by contact of the brain with the skull at the point of trauma.19
1465684752121. DeforestationThe action of clearing a wide area of trees.20
1465684752222. DeityA god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion). More divine status, quality, or nature. The creator and supreme being (in a monotheistic religion such as Christianity). A representation of a god or goddess, such as a statue or carving.21
1465684752323. DemocracyA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Control of an organization or group by the majority of its members. The practice or principles of social equality.22
1465684752424. DemographyThe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. The composition of a particular human population.23
1465684752525. DiffusionThe spreading of something more widely: The action of spreading the light from a light source evenly so as to reduce glare and harsh shadows. Physics: The intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles. ANTHROPOLOGY: The dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people.24
1465684752626. DynastyA line of hereditary rulers of a country. A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field. Egalitarian Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.25
1465684752727. EgalitarianA person who advocates or supports egalitarian principles. Empire An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. Supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority. Absolute control over a person or group. 1. A large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group. An extensive operation or sphere of activity controlled by one person or group. 2. A variety of apple. 1. Denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable during the First or (less commonly) the Second Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs probably inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns.26
1465684752828. GlobalizationThe process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.27
1465684752929. HierarchyA system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.28
1465684753030. IndentureA legal agreement, contract, or document. Bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer.29
1465684753131. KinshipBlood relationship. A sharing of characteristics or origins.30
1465684753232. MetallurgyThe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.31
1465684753333. Migration1. Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2. Movement from one part of something to another.32
1465684753434. Nation-StateA sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.33
1465684753535. NomadicLiving the life of a nomad; wandering.34
1465684753636. Pastoral(Especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. 1. (In the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.35
1465684753737. PatriarchyA system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.36
1465684753838. Raw MaterialThe basic material from which a product is made.37
1465684753939. Sedentary(Of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.38
1465684754040. SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. 1. CHRISTIAN CHURCH (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. 2. ASTRONOMY of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets. 3. ECONOMICS (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period. 4. Occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games in ancient Rome).39
1465684754141. Syncretism1. The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. 2. LINGUISTICS The merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.40
1465684754242. Synthesis1. The combination of ideas to form a theory or system. GRAMMAR The process of making compound and derivative words. LINGUISTICS The use of inflected forms rather than word order to express grammatical structure. 2. The production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials. 3. (In Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.41
1465684754443. StratificationThe arrangement or classification of something into different groups. The formation of strata in rock. The placing of seeds close together in layers in moist sand or peat to preserve them or to help them germinate.42
1465684754544. Vernacular1. The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. INFORMAL The terminology used by people belonging to a specified group or engaging in a specialized activity. 1. Architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings. 1. (Of language) spoken as one's mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language. (Of speech or written works) spoken or written using one's mother tongue. 2. (Of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings.43

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