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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abounding | Occurring in great amounts or quantities. |
| Assimilate | Become like the majority in a region or country by adapting its customs, viewpoint, character, or attitude |
| Assuaged | To lessen the intensity of |
| Blundered | To make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness. |
| Breadth | Extent to which something is broad, or wide. |
| Conventionalized | Turned into something predictable and expected |
| Derived | Being, possessing, or marked by a character (such as the large brain in humans) not present in the ancestral form |
| Dismayed | Experiencing or showing feelings of alarmed concern or dismay. |
| Despotic | In an oppressive manner typical of a tyrant or dictator. |
| Efficacious | Having the power to produce a desired effect |
| Entitlement | Expectation; right |
| Explicit | Fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| Faltered | To speak brokenly or weakly |
| Fancies | A liking formed by caprice rather than reason |
| Hybrid | Combined from different sources |
| Imperialism | Policy of one nation’s taking control over another in order to exploit its people and resources for its own benefits |
| Indigenous | Native to a particular country or region |
| Innumerable | Not able to be counted; too many to count |
| Inscription | Something that is inscribed |
| Myriad | Uncountable large number; variety |
| Pretext | Plausible but false reason |
| Resolute | Determined; ferm |
| Supplant | Replace one thing with another |
| Upbringing | Care and training given to a child while growing up |
| Volleyed | To propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground |