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anarchy
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the absence of a system of government and law
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circumnavigate
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to sail around
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institution
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a club, society, or any organization established for some special purpose
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monopoly
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complete control of an article or service
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viceroy
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a person who rules a country or province, actin as the king's or queen's representative
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advocate
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a person who speaks in favor of something; a supporter
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implacable
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not capable of being appeased; significantly changed or mitigated
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Jesuit
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a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534 and devoted to missionary and educational work
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mutiny
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an open rebelling against lawful authority, especially by sailors or soldiers against their officers
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portage
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a carrying of boats or provisions overland from one river or lake to another
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privateer
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an armed private ship commissioned to sail against the trade or warships of an enemy
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seasonal
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occurring at a particular season; happening at regular intervals
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succession
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the order or arrangement of persons having the right to succeed to an office, property or rank
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autocratic
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a system that gives one person unlimited power
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cannibalism
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when a person eats the flesh of another human being
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dissident
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a person who disagrees in opinion
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hierarchy
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an organization of persons or things arranged into higher and lower ranks, classes or grades
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indenture
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to bind by contract in which a person is required to serve or work for someone else
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mestizo
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a person of mixed blood; in Spanish America, a person of Spanish and Indian blood
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minority
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a group within a country, state or other area that is different from the larger part of the population in some way, such as race or religion
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reprisal
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an injury done in return for an injury, especially by one nation or group to another
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serf
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a peasant in the Medieval Age who was almost a slave and could not be sold off their land but were sold and inherited with the land
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tenuous
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thin or slight; not substantial
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despotic
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having a ruler who exercises absolute power abusively, oppressively or tyrannically
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strategic
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useful in the planning and direction of military operations
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