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APUSH ch 016 vocab
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History
10th Grade
02/29/2012

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rule by a small elite
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oligarchy
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devotion to the small values, customs, or beliefs thought to be characteristic of the European Middle Ages
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medievalism
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fee paid to an agent in a transaction, usually as a percentage of the sale
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commission
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in commerce, those who stand between the producer and the retailer or consumer
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middlemen
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belief in the superiority of one race over another or behavior reflecting such a belief
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racism
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legally, the condition of being declared unable to meet legitimate financial obligations or debts, requiring special supervision by the courts
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bankruptcy
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someone who governs or directs the work of another
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overseer
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intentional destruction or damage of goods, machines, or productive processes
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sabotage
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literally, the killing of brothers
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fratricidal
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literally, the killing of sisters
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sororicide
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literally, the killing of fathers
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patricide
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literally, the killing of mothers
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matricide
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this term is often applied to the killing of relatives or countrymen in feuds or civil wars
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fratricidal
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the condition of being crude, uneducated, or uncivilized
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barbarism
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small quantity
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paucity
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concisely meaningful
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pithy
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frugality, stinginess
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parsimony
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derogatory, complimentary
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perjorative
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