Lies My Teacher Told Me Vocabulary Terms – Flashcards
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Epochs
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A particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.
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Contemporaneous
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Living or occurring during the same period of time.
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Incessant
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Continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending.
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Bureaucracy
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The body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.
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Proselytizing
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To convert or attempt to convert one's opinion, religious belief, sect, etc.
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Replicate
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To repeat, duplicate, or reproduce something.
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Archetype
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The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based.
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Syncretism
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The attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
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Controversy
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A prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention
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Polemic
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A controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
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Indigenous
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Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
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Tribute
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A gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
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Encomienda
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The system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with its Indian inhabitants.
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Denigrate
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To speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame:
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Sentient
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Having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
