Unit #2 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 227742611 | chastity | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) | 0 | |
| 227742612 | diaspora | the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | 1 | |
| 227742613 | diffusion | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | 2 | |
| 227742614 | dissemination | the act of spreading widely; scattering | 3 | |
| 227742615 | egalitarianism | belief in equality | 4 | |
| 227742616 | epidemic | the rapid spread of a disease among many people | 5 | |
| 227742617 | feudalism | a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service | 6 | |
| 227742618 | guild | a formal association of people with similar interests | 7 | |
| 227742619 | infidel | one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever | 8 | |
| 227742620 | mercenaries | hired soldiers | 9 | |
| 227742621 | missionary | someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program | 10 | |
| 227742622 | schism | division of a group into opposing factions | 11 | |
| 227742623 | sovereign | possessed of controlling power | 12 | |
| 227742624 | syncretism | the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) | 13 | |
| 227742625 | usury | the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest | 14 |