208136064 | abdicate | to resign a throne, presidency, or position | 0 | |
208136065 | abrogate | to abolish or annul; to put an end to; invalidate, nullify, retract, dissolve | 1 | |
208136066 | acquisition | the act of acquiring or getting | 2 | |
208136067 | advance | to go forward | 3 | |
208136068 | advocate | to espouse, to support, or to argue for | 4 | |
208136069 | alleviate | to reduce in intensity; to make better | 5 | |
208136070 | ameliorate | to make better | 6 | |
208136071 | annexation | taking possession of a territory | 7 | |
208136072 | ante- | (prefix) before | 8 | |
208136073 | antebellum | prewar | 9 | |
208136074 | apex | the top | 10 | |
208136075 | apparatus | system, machine | 11 | |
208136077 | archipelago | a chain of islands | 12 | |
208136079 | armaments | weapons | 13 | |
208136081 | ascension | rising, elevation to | 14 | |
208136083 | autocratic | dictatorial | 15 | |
208136085 | autonomy | self-government | 16 | |
208136086 | battalion | an army in battle array; a large number of persons | 17 | |
208136088 | bellicose | warlike | 18 | |
208136090 | bourgeoisie | the middle class | 19 | |
208136092 | boyar | Russian nobleman | 20 | |
208136094 | capital | money available for investment (also, seat of government for a nation) | 21 | |
208136097 | capitalism | an economic system based upon the private/individual ownership of property and the competitive pursuit of profit; involves little or no government planning/direction (typically present in democracies but may be present in dictatorships) | 22 | |
208136099 | cataract | waterfall | 23 | |
208136101 | caudillo | jefe, dictator (Latin America) | 24 | |
208136103 | cede | to yield or grant something | 25 | |
208136105 | clerical | pertaining to the clergy | 26 | |
208136107 | commodity | a product commonly traded such as a major type of crop, mineral, or other natural resource | 27 | |
208136109 | communism | an economic system based upon the public/state/government ownership of property and the public sharing of resources and production; involves substantial government planning/direction (typically present in dictatorships but may be present in democracies) | 28 | |
208136111 | conscription | a draft, the forcing of all (traditionally male) able-bodied citizens to serve in the army | 29 | |
208136113 | consensus | a shared decision or shared opinion | 30 | |
208136115 | contest | (verb) to argue/fight over | 31 | |
208136116 | contested | fought over | 32 | |
208136117 | convoke | to assemble, to gather | 33 | |
208136118 | cooperative | a group of workers in which all share in the profits/losses of production equally | 34 | |
208136119 | corporation | a business or company with a clear and continous legal structure which offers limited liability to its officers and shareholders | 35 | |
208136120 | council | a committee | 36 | |
208136121 | counsel | (noun) advice; (verb) to advise | 37 | |
208136122 | coup d'etat (coup) | an overthrowing of a government | 38 | |
208136123 | czar | caesar, tsar, kaiser, emperor | 39 | |
208136124 | de facto | in fact, in actuality (as opposed to nominally or in name) | 40 | |
208136125 | demagogue | a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power & popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of a people | 41 | |
208136126 | democracy | a political system in which the people vote (direct democracy) or in which the people elect representatives (indirect democracy; republic) | 42 | |
208136127 | demographic | pertaining to population | 43 | |
208136128 | dialectic | clash | 44 | |
208136129 | directorate | board of directors supervising an organization; administration | 45 | |
208136130 | disenfranchised | politically weak or powerless | 46 | |
208136131 | disciple | follower | 47 | |
208136132 | dissident | opponent/critic, usually of the government | 48 | |
208136133 | docile | obedient, tractable, easily controlled | 49 | |
208136134 | egalitarian | characterized by a belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life | 50 | |
208136135 | endorsement | expression of support for | 51 | |
208136136 | enfranchise | to grant the power to vote; to liberate, as from servitude | 52 | |
208136137 | evangelization | missionary activity, preaching of a religion in the hope of conversion | 53 | |
208136138 | exacerbate | to deteriorate, to worsen | 54 | |
208136139 | exploit | to take advantage of, to develop | 55 | |
208136140 | faction | a political or religious group, a clique | 56 | |
208136141 | foreshadow | to predict | 57 | |
208136142 | franchise | suffrage, the right to vote | 58 | |
208136143 | hegemony | regional dominance | 59 | |
208136144 | heir | the next-in-line to be king/queen, descendant, person who inherits something | 60 | |
208136145 | hierarchical | a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order of ranks | 61 | |
208136146 | hinder | to hamper, to slow or stop | 62 | |
208136147 | impede | to stop or slow | 63 | |
208136148 | impetus | cause, motivation | 64 | |
208136149 | imposition | a burden placed upon a person or group | 65 | |
208136150 | incentive | motivation for | 66 | |
208136151 | incursion | invasion | 67 | |
208136152 | indigenous | native to an area | 68 | |
208136153 | insubordinate | disobedient | 69 | |
208136154 | insurgent | rebel | 70 | |
208136155 | isthmus | a narrow strip of land bordered on two sides by water and connecting two larger bodies of land | 71 | |
208136156 | jingoistic | ultra nationalistic, strongly patriotic, chauvinistic | 72 | |
208136157 | junker | Prussian landowner | 73 | |
208136158 | liability | hindrance, burden, debt | 74 | |
208136159 | loya jirga | Afghani tribal council | 75 | |
208136160 | manumission | freedom from slavery | 76 | |
208136161 | nominal | in name only (as opposed to de facto or in actuality) | 77 | |
208136162 | oligarchy | junta, rule by a few | 78 | |
208136163 | papal | pertaining to the papacy or office of the Pope | 79 | |
208136164 | penal | pertaining to a prison | 80 | |
208136165 | pejorative | having a disparaging, belittling, or derogatory effect or force | 81 | |
208136166 | peninsula | a body of land surrounded on three sides by water | 82 | |
208136167 | periodical | magazine or newspaper | 83 | |
208136168 | populist | appealing to the masses, especially the working class or poor | 84 | |
208136169 | post- | (prefix) after | 85 | |
208136170 | precede | to come before | 86 | |
208136171 | precipitate | to spark, to cause | 87 | |
208136172 | predicated upon | built upon/dependent upon | 88 | |
208136173 | prerogative | special privilege or right | 89 | |
208136174 | presage | to be the forerunner of, to lead to | 90 | |
208136175 | proletariat | lower-class urban workers, usually in a factory; sans-culottes | 91 | |
208136176 | proponent | advocate, supporter | 92 | |
208136177 | referendum | a public vote held on a particular issue, usually a proposal for a bond (a long-term public debt note to finance a project) | 93 | |
208136178 | regent | caretaker of a government while the king/queen is ill, unavailable, or in his/her minority (a child; too young to govern) | 94 | |
208136179 | rescind | to take back | 95 | |
208136180 | retention | the keeping possession of | 96 | |
208136181 | revisionist | revised, updated, and often non-traditional or modern view of something | 97 | |
208136182 | sans culotte | urban lower-class worker, usually in a factory; proletarian | 98 | |
208136183 | secular | non-religious | 99 | |
208136184 | student | a lover of learning who outlines during his/her nightly reading, considers maps and pictures in his/her reading, actively takes notes and participates in class, and reviews his/her notes for several nights prior to a test | 100 | |
208136185 | subdue | to put down (as in a revolt) | 101 | |
208136186 | subjugated | made subject to/inferior to | 102 | |
208136187 | subsistence | enough for survival | 103 | |
208136188 | subvert | to weaken through manipulation, to destabilize | 104 | |
208136189 | succeeded/succeeding | came after/following | 105 | |
208136190 | taboo | socially inappropriate behavior | 106 | |
208136191 | topography | the relief features such as mountains, plains, valleys, etc. shown on a map | 107 | |
208136192 | vicar | official representative | 108 | |
208136193 | zenith | apex, apogee, highest | 109 |
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