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21 Cards in this Set
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oblation
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religious offering
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patina
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covering, film
appear derived from habit |
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transcend
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to rise above or go beyond the limits
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secular
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not relating to the church or clerical
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collaborator
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someone who works jointly with others
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chronometer
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timepiece
something designed to keep time accurately |
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temperate
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moderate
a climate that lacks extremes |
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incursion
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hostile entrance to a territory
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tremor
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nervous excitement, shaking
earth movements |
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bourgeoisie
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middle class
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peasantry
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being a peasant
farmer |
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proletariat
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working class
lowest social or economic class |
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aristocracy
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government made up or catering to the high upper class
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entrepreneur
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someone who organizes, runs, and assumes the risk of operating a business
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paternalism
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a government that regulates conduct of those under its control
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coolies
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unskilled laborer or porter
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adapt
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to make fit
to adjust |
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urbanization
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becoming urban
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ascent
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rising, moving up. physically or in social status
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inextricable
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incapable of being able to get free
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tariff
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tax on moving goods
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