267996900 | capital | the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation,etc. | 0 | |
267996901 | capitalism | an 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 corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth. | 1 | |
267996902 | capitol | a building occupied by a state legislature. The building in Washington, DC used by Congress. | 2 | |
267996903 | capitulate | to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms. | 3 | |
267996904 | cartel | an international syndicate, combine, or trust formedespecially to regulate prices and output in some field ofbusiness. | 4 | |
267996905 | casualty | a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined | 5 | |
267996906 | causation | the action of causing or producing. | 6 | |
267996907 | celibacy | abstention from sexual relations. | 7 | |
267996908 | celibate | a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons. | 8 | |
267996909 | central | in, at, or near the center: a central position. | 9 | |
267996910 | -centric | a combining form with the meanings "having a center or centers" of the specified number or kind | 10 | |
267996911 | circa (c. ca.) | about approximate dates | 11 | |
267996912 | city-state | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. | 12 | |
267996913 | citizen | a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection | 13 | |
267996914 | civilization | an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. | 14 | |
267996915 | chauvinism | biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause. | 15 | |
267996916 | chivalry | the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms. | 16 | |
267996917 | class struggle | Conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests. | 17 | |
267996918 | classical | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity: classical literature; classical languages. | 18 | |
267996919 | coerce | to dominate or control, especially by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc. | 19 | |
267996920 | coercive | serving or tending to coerce. | 20 | |
267996921 | coincidence | a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance: | 21 | |
267996922 | colony | any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power. | 22 | |
267996923 | colonial | of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies | 23 | |
267996924 | columbian exchange | a dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations (including slaves), communicable disease, and ideas between the Eastern and Westernhemispheres (Old World and New World). | 24 | |
267996925 | communal | of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public | 25 | |
267996926 | communism | a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership beingascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 26 | |
267996927 | conjuncture | a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs. | 27 | |
267996928 | conscript | to compel into service. | 28 | |
267996929 | conscription | a compulsory contribution of money or service to a government during a time of war. | 29 | |
267996930 | conservative | disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change. | 30 | |
267996931 | constitutionalism | the principles of constitutional government or adherence to them. | 31 | |
267996932 | consumer | Economics . a person or organization that uses a commodity or service. | 32 | |
267996933 | consumerism | the concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy. | 33 | |
267996934 | conflate | to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest. | 34 | |
267996935 | context | the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. | 35 | |
267996936 | continent | one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number | 36 | |
267996937 | contingency | dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty | 37 | |
267996938 | convention | a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives ordelegates, for discussion of and action on particular mattersof common concern | 38 | |
267996939 | conventional | conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conductor taste. Non-nuclear weapons | 39 | |
267996940 | converge | to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc. | 40 | |
267996941 | corporation | an association of individuals, created by law or underauthority of law, having a continuous existenceindependent of the existences of its members, and powersand liabilities distinct from those of its members. | 41 | |
267996942 | corporate | pertaining to a united group, as of persons; having to do with a corporation | 42 | |
267996943 | corollary | an immediate consequence, result or easily drawn conclusion. | 43 | |
267996944 | correlation | mutual relation of two or more things, parts; similarity, interconnection | 44 | |
267996945 | cosmopolitan | free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, orattachments; at home all over the world. | 45 | |
267996946 | coup d'etat | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resultingin a change of government illegally or by force | 46 | |
267996947 | -cracy | Denoting a particular form of government, rule, or influence | 47 | |
267996948 | craft ( n & v) | Noun: an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill: the craft of a mason. Verb: to make or manufacture (an object, objects, product, etc.) with skill and careful attention to detail. | 48 | |
267996949 | credit | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay,displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or serviceswithout immediate payment. | 49 | |
267996950 | currency | something that is used as a medium of exchange; money. | 50 | |
267996951 | Darwinism | theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection ofthose individuals best adapted for the reproductive success oftheir kind. | 51 | |
267996952 | debit | the recording or an entry of debt in an account. | 52 | |
267996953 | debt | something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to orperform for another | 53 | |
267996954 | deficit | the amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed ncome or assets. | 54 | |
267996955 | deforestation | to divest or clear of forests or trees | 55 | |
267996956 | deity | divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being; divinity. | 56 | |
267996957 | deism | belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it. | 57 | |
267996958 | democracy | government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exerciseddirectly by them or by their elected agents under a freeelectoral system. | 58 | |
267996959 | demography | the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations. | 59 | |
267996960 | destiny | the predetermined, usually inevitable or irresistible, course of events. | 60 | |
267996961 | determinism | the doctrine that all events, including human choices and decisions, have sufficient causes. | 61 | |
267996962 | dictator | a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. | 62 | |
267996963 | dictatorship | a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. | 63 | |
267996964 | diffuse | to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate. | 64 | |
267996965 | diffusion | act of diffusing; state of being diffused Spreading or scattering widely, as in culture. | 65 | |
267996966 | diplomacy | the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility | 66 | |
267996967 | diversity | variety; multiformity. | 67 | |
267996968 | divinity | the quality of being divine | 68 | |
267996969 | divine | of or pertaining to a god, especially the Supreme Being. | 69 | |
267996970 | doctrine | "a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government | 70 | |
267996971 | document | NOUN: a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper. VERB: to arrange (notes, data, etc.) for easy reference: Statistical data is referenced in the glossary. | 71 | |
267996972 | dogma | prescribed doctrine proclaimed as unquestionably true by a particular group | 72 | |
267996973 | dogmatic | asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated. | 73 | |
267996974 | domestic | of or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade. | 74 | |
267996975 | draft | "Noun: a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. VERB: to draw the outlines or plan of; sketch. To take or select by draft, especially for military service. | 75 | |
267996976 | dualism | the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. | 76 | |
267996977 | dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group | 77 |
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