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  1. ferocity
    the property of being aggressive or forceful
  2. raj
    British dominion over India (1757-1947)
  3. unipolar
    having a single pole
  4. quarrel
    an angry dispute
  5. reification
    treatment of something abstract as a material thing
  6. Eritrea
    an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea
  7. crux
    the most important point
  8. crux
    the most important point
  9. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  10. Vietnam
    a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea
  11. Andes
    a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
  12. bolivia
    a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
  13. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  14. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  15. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  16. Tehran
    the capital and largest city of Iran
  17. Axis
    in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations
  18. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  19. theorist
    someone who constructs hypotheses
  20. Crimean War
    a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
  21. Prussian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants
  22. chancellor
    the person who is head of state (in several countries)
  23. Bismarck
    German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
  24. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  25. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  26. Reich
    the German state
  27. Bismarckian
    of or relating to Prince Otto von Bismarck or his accomplishments
  28. Austria
    a mountainous republic in central Europe
  29. Kennan
    United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
  30. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  31. victor
    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
  32. Berlin
    capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
  33. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
  34. Boer
    a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
  35. Morocco
    a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
  36. Serbia
    a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia
  37. Serbia
    a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia
  38. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  39. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  40. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  41. Stalin
    Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
  42. scathing
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  43. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
  44. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
  45. pessimist
    a person who expects the worst
  46. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  47. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  48. version
    something a little different from others of the same type
  49. proxy
    a person authorized to act for another
  50. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
  51. domineering
    tending to rule in a cruel manner
  52. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  53. petroleum
    a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
  54. prodigiously
    to a prodigious degree
  55. Ukraine
    a republic in southeastern Europe
  56. Slavic
    of or relating to Slavic languages
  57. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  58. Saddam
    Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran
  59. Saddam
    Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran
  60. commerce
    transactions supplying goods and services
  61. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  62. sovereign
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  63. absolutism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  64. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  65. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  66. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  67. patriotic
    inspired by love for your country
  68. Napoleonic
    of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte
  69. lunatic
    an insane person
  70. lunatic
    an insane person
  71. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  72. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  73. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
  74. Lebanon
    an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
  75. Hezbollah
    a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran
  76. Syria
    an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
  77. Rwandan
    of or pertaining to Rwanda
  78. Sudan
    a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea
  79. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  80. euro
    the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
  81. leniency
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
  82. leniency
    a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
Created on Sat Oct 17 00:33:20 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Oct 17 00:33:42 EDT 2009)

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