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201385597libertinea free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
201385598incumbentcurrently holding an office
201385599expendituresGovernment spending of revenues. Major areas of federal spending are social services and national defense.
201385600altruisticunselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
201385601bonanzaa sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
201385602aphrodisiaca drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
201385603fiatan official order
201385604laissezFaire-Leave the economy alone; no government interference
201385605innovationthe act of starting something for the first time
201385606juxtapositiona side-by-side position
201385607proliferatedto increase rapidly in size
201385608reciprocitymutual exchange of commercial or other privileges
201385609pragmatismthe attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
201385610diasporathe dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
201385611itineranttraveling from place to place to work
201385612littoralthe region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
201385613bourgeoisa member of the middle class
201385614nepotisticshow favoritism, especially to relatives
201385615annexationthe formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation
201385616monetaryrelating to or involving money
201385617burgeoningexpanding or growing rapidly
201385618cartazA license issued by the Portuguese that permitted non-Portuguese traders to operate in areas of the Indian Ocean controlled by the Portuguese.
201385619pochtecaspecial merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items
201385620aboriginesThe original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
201385621tariffa government tax on imports or exports
201385622arbitragerstraders who help to keep states' currencies in balance through their speculative efforts to buy large quanities of devalued currencies and sell them in countries where they are valued more highly
201385623conglomeratecollect or gather
201385624fluitschipship made by the dutch that could be sailed by a much smaller crew
201385625entrepotsTrading stations at the borders between communities, which made change possible among many different partners. Long-distance traders could also replenish their supplies at these stations.
201385626seringueirosrubber tree tappers
201385627standardizationProcess of developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test and for establishing norms
201385628pochtecaAztec merchants. Extremely wealthy. Had a huge quantity of material goods etc. But explicitly forbidden to take part in political hierarchy so as not to throw off the balance of power
201385629sinocentrisma national policy of the Ming Dynasty wherein economic self sufficiency, freedom from foreign influence and preservation of all things asian
201385630absenteeismhabitual absence from work
201402317polygotspeaking several languages

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