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4790716509Bulliongold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight0
4790722373Chauvinismexaggerated or aggressive patriotism1
4790723797Corollarya proposition that follows from one already proved2
4790727234Edificea complex system of beliefs3
4790734416Eunucha man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court4
4790737255Fiefan estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service5
4790740662Filialof or due from a son or daughter6
4790742685Haggledispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something7
4790752736Historiographythe study of historical writing8
4790753351Juntaa military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force9
4790755552Metallurgythe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification10
4790757692Monogamythe practice or state of being married to one person at a time11
4790759888NGO'sany non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level; non-governmental organization12
4790768744Oratemake a speech, especially pompously or at length13
4790770331Promulgatepromote or make widely known (an idea or cause)14
4790772201Quandarya state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation15
4790773628Regimea government, especially an authoritarian one16
4790775711Shamana person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing17
4790777274Viceroya regal official who runs a country, colony, city, province, or sub-national or state, in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory18
4790780214Xenophobiaintense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries19

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