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  1. societal
    relating to people in general
  2. inequality
    lack of balance or similarity in status
  3. pacifism
    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
  4. paramount
    most important or impactful
  5. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  6. dynamics
    mechanics concerned with forces that cause motions of bodies
  7. Shebat
    the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)
  8. sociology
    the study and classification of human societies
  9. metaphysical
    pertaining to the philosophical study of being and knowing
  10. Auguste Comte
    French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism
  11. Emile Durkheim
    French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)
  12. protestant
    expressing opposition through action or words
  13. theoretical
    concerned with hypotheses and not practical considerations
  14. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  15. feminism
    a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
  16. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  17. Ghana
    a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
  18. doctorate
    one of the highest earned degrees conferred by a university
  19. ancestry
    the lineage of an individual
  20. mosque
    a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
  21. densely
    in a stupid manner
  22. spurious
    plausible but false
  23. Fischer
    German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
  24. objectivity
    judgment based on observable phenomena
  25. neutrality
    nonparticipation in a dispute or war
  26. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  27. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  28. Klein
    United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942)
  29. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
Created on Wed Jan 14 17:39:59 EST 2009

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