Chapter 2

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  1. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  2. convolute
    rolled longitudinally upon itself
  3. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  4. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  5. emphasis
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  6. encompass
    include in scope
  7. ethnocentrism
    belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
  8. imperative
    requiring attention or action
  9. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  10. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  11. regressive
    opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
  12. sophisticate
    a person who is cultured and has worldly experience
  13. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
Created on Tue Jun 07 11:54:09 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jun 09 00:04:24 EDT 2011)

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