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debt
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a condition of owing; especially the state of owing money in amounts greater than one can pay
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shackles
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a ring or band that prevents free use of the legs or arms -usually used in plural
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governor
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an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief or head of a political unit (as a colony, state, or province)
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ablaze
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1) being on fire
2) radiant with light or bright color |
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natives
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1) one born or raised in a particular place
2) one of a people living in a place before the arrival of foreigners |
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colonists
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a person who lives in a colony
and or a person who takes part in founding a colony |
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strait
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a narrow channel connecting two large bodies of water -- often used in plural (may cross a isthmus)
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passage
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a road, path, channel, or course by which something can pass
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convenient
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suited to a person's comfort or easy use
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ethnocentric
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favoring one's own ethnic group
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vainglorious
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being vain and boastful
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expedition
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a journey or trip undertaken for a specific purpose (as war or exploring) or a group making such a journey
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cartographer
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a person who makes maps
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cartography
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the making of maps
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controversy
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an often long or heated discussion of something about which there is great difference of opinion
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contradictory
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involving a contradiction -contradictory statements are those which oppose or are opposite to one another
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