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Manumission
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English
12th Grade
05/21/2012
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Manumission
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setting free slaves
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Postulate
 Definition
assumption for argument
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Theocracy
 Definition
church leaders
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Tithe
 Definition
small offering, 1/10th of income
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Polarization
 Definition
separation in opposing groups
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Tenure
 Definition
length of time to hold a position (job position)
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Vassal
 Definition
servants
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Pastoral
 Definition
rural, country-like
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Masochism
 Definition
pleasure from your own pain
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Matrilineal
 Definition
tracing a family line on mother's side
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Prima Donna
 Definition
Someone who is vain
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Phoenix
 Definition
Legendary bird that is known to live 500 years, burn, and be reborn from the ashes (Harry Potter?)
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Milieu
 Definition
surrounding settings
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Melanoma
 Definition
pigment cancer (skin)
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Tundra
 Definition
a vast treeless Arctic plain
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Methuselah
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extremely old person
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xenophobia
 Definition
a fear of foreign things
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usury
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lending of money with interest charge
example: usury rate is 20% for credit cards, those people should be arrested
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Megalomania
 Definition
thinking of one's self greater than one is
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Plutocracy
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governed by the wealthy
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