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2787311050ChronologicalRelating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time0
2787311051PerspectiveCapacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance1
2787311052EvaluateDetermine the significance, worth, or condition of2
2787311053SynthesisThe compostion or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole3
2787311054DisparateMarkedly distinct in quality or character4
2787311055ContradictImply the opposite or a denial of5
2787311056PlausibleAppearing worthy of belief6
2787311057PersuadeMove by argument7
2787311058RelevantHaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand8
2787311059ComprehensiveCovering completely or broadly9
2787311060AnalyticalSeparating something into component parts10
2787311061PreconceivedTo form(as an opinion) prior to knowledge or experience11
2787311062ContextThe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on it meaning12
2787311063DistinguishingTo mark as separate or different13
2787311064ProximateVery near14
2787311065CoincidenceThe occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seems to have some kind of connection15
2787311066CorrelationA relation existing between phenomena16
2787311067DynamicMarked by usually continuous change17
2787311068StatePolitically organized body of people18
2787311069NationCommunity of people with common traits19
2787311070EmpireMajor political unit having a territory of a great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority20
2787311071CapitalismAnd economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods21
2787311072SocialismEconomic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production22
2787311073EcologyBranch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments23
2787311074ForagingSearch for provisions24
2787311075EgalitarianSocial philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people25
2787311076DiversifiedGivve variety to26
2787311077ErosionProgressive loss of hard substance27
2787311078ConstraintsState of being checked, or restricted28
2787311079AgrarianOrganized or designed to promote agricultural interests29
2787311080HierarchyClassification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing30
2787311081StratificationArrangement or formation of in layers31
2787311082ManifestMake evident or certain by showing or displaying32
2787311083EmpiricalOriginating in or based on observation or experience33
2787311084VenerationRespect or awe inspired by he dignity, wisdom , dedication, or talent or a person34
2787311085MaritimeRelating to navigation or commerce on the sea35
2787311086PathogensSpecific causative agent (as bacterium or virus) of diseases36
2787311087DiasporaHe movement, migration, or scattering of a people37
2787311088ThesisDissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view38
2787311089CoerceCompel to an act or choice39
2787311090ConversationBring over form one belief, view, or party to another40
2787311091EndemicBelonging or native to a particular people or country41
2787311092DiffusionSpread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to other by contact42
2787311093EliteBext of class43
2787311094EthinicRelating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin44
2787311095RacialRelating to, or based on a race45
2787311096BureaucracyGovernment characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules46
2787311097ConsolidationThe process of uniting47
2787311098LegitimateLend authority or respectability48

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