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Vocabulary Exam Review
EXAM VOCAB
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History
9th Grade
11/18/2008

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Template
Definition
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
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narcocorridos

Definition
a latin american song relating to drugs
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indigenous
Definition

native people

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criollos
Definition
a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry
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infrastructure
Definition
the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
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mestizo
Definition
a person of racially mixed ancestry
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colonial
Definition
a person of racially mixed ancestry
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implement
Definition
any article used in some activity
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rebellion
Definition
open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler
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revolution
Definition
an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
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incorporate
Definition
to form into a society or organization
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peasant
Definition
to form into a society or organization
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coalition
Definition
a combination or alliance
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blight
Definition
a disease
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dissident
Definition

disagreeing or dissenting

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aftermath
Definition
something that results or follows from an event
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barrio
Definition
one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided
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"pan o palo"
Definition

"bread or stick"

"reward or punishment"

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dictator
Definition
a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
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Maoism
Definition
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
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peruse
Definition
to read through with thoroughness or care
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humility
Definition
act of being humble
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envoy
Definition
a diplomatic agent
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requisite
Definition
required or necessary for a particular purpose,
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retinue
Definition
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite
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prolific
Definition

 producing in large quantities or with great frequency

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promulgate
Definition
to make known by open declaration
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myriad
Definition
large number
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imperial
Definition
of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
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protege
Definition
a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare
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commune
Definition
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity
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veneration
Definition
the act of reverence
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martial law
Definition
the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
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pragmatist
Definition
a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action
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Marxism
Definition
the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx
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filial
Definition
having the relation of a child to a parent
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consumption
Definition
the using up of goods and services having an exchangeable value
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fissure
Definition
a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts
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First World
Definition
the major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan
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third world
Definition

the group of developing nations, esp. of Asia and Africa, that do not align themselves with the policies of either the U.S. or the former Soviet Union

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partition
Definition
to seperate or divide
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humanitarian
Definition
having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people
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vulnerable
Definition

capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon

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integrate
Definition
to bring together or incorporate
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Force Publique
Definition
the official armed force for the congolese led by Leopold in 1885
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missionary
Definition
a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities
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chronic
Definition
continuing a long time or recurring frequently
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instability
Definition

unstable

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Social Darwinism
Definition
theory of evolution for humans
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subsistence
Definition
the state or fact of existing
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monoculture
Definition
the use of land for growing only one type of crop
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decimate
Definition
to destroy a great number or proportion of
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lucrative
Definition
profitable; moneymaking
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chauvinism
Definition
biased devotion to any group
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overtone
Definition
an additional, usually subsidiary
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"Age of Glamour"
Definition
period in time of african countries felt prosperous to get indepedence
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decolonization
Definition
becoming independent
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"Wabenzi"
Definition
people who drive mercedes....high class of people with wealth
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delegation
Definition
a group or body of delegates
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raze
Definition
to tear down or demolish
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