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229640688NomadicA restless mobile society1
229640689PastoralUsed for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle2
229640690IndigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native3
229640691AmerindianAny member of people living in North or South America before the Europeans4
229640692AborigineA person, animal, or plant that has been in a country from earlier times.5
229640693EgalitarianBelieving in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights6
229640694BarbariansA member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations7
229640695SavagesA member of people regarded as primitive and uncivilized8
229640696HomogeneousOf the same kind; alike9
229640697HierarchyA system in which people are ranked one above the other according to status10
229640698Social stratificationThe condition of being arranged in social classes with a group11
229640699EliteA group of people considered to be the best in particular society12
229640700PatriarchalA family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.13
229640701MatriarchalA woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.14
229640702CasteEach of the hereditary classes of Hindu society15
229640703SatiThe wife of Shiva, reborn as Parvarti16
229640704InfanticideThe crime of killing a child within a year of birth17
229640705OppressKeep in hardship, by the unjust exercise of aurthority18
229640706SubjugateBring under domination or control by conquest19
229640707Marital fidelityFaithfulness of mariage20
229640708SpouseA husband or a wife21
229640709OffspringA person's child or children22
229640710ChastityThe state of practice of avoiding from sexual intercourse23
229640711Filial pietyRespect owed to one's parents and ancestors24
229640712FrugalSparing or economical with regard to money and food25
229640713VenerateRegard with respect; revere26
229640714ReverenceDeep respect for27
229640715Ancestor worshipWorship of ancestors28
229640716Social harmonyAgreement in feeling29
229640717BenevolenceDisposition to do good30
229640718Corporal punishmentPhysical punishment, such as canning or flagging.31
229640719Multi ethnicInvolving several ethnic groups32
229640720CosmopolitanFamiliar with and at ease in any different countries and cultures.33

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