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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggressor | a person or country starting a hostile action |
| annals | records or documents of events |
| authenticate | to verify as true or genuine |
| bondage | slavery |
| clemency | leniency or mercy |
| colonization | settling or founding |
| contigent | dependent on something else |
| decadence | mental or moral decay |
| depotism | tyranny or absolute power |
| dictator | a ruler having complete authority |
| downgrade | to lower the importance |
| geneaology | family history |
| liberate | to set free |
| liberator | one who sets free |
| monarchy | government by a single hereditary ruler |
| neutral | not taking sides in a dispute |
| nomadic | wandering or roving |
| obliterate | to destroy leaving no trace |
| subjugate | to conquer or dominate |
| unprecedented | never happening or seen before |