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| capitalism |
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market. |
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| communism |
A theoretical economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members.
A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people.
The Marxist-Leninist version of Communist doctrine that advocates the overthrow of capitalism by the revolution of the proletariat. |
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| socialism |
Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.
The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat has not yet been successfully achieved. |
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| suppression |
Conscious exclusion of unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the mind. |
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| repression |
The unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind. |
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| opression |
the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc. |
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| pervade |
to become spread throughout all parts of |
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| inculcate |
To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate; instill |
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| coalesce |
To grow together; fuse. |
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| infamy |
Evil fame or reputation. |
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| iconoclast |
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. |
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| opprobrium |
a state of extreme dishonor
A cause of shame or disgrace |
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| laissez-faire |
Noninterference in the affairs of others. |
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| palatable |
acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings
acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory |
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| attrition |
a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.
a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
a wearing down or weakening of resistance, esp. as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition. |
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| circumscribe |
limit or confine |
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| efficacy |
effectiveness |
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| pernicious |
deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease.
causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. |
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| placate |
to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry. |
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| travail |
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship. |
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| impetus |
a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life. |
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| exemplar |
a typical example or instance.
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated: Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue. |
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| halcyon |
calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
rich; wealthy; prosperous: halcyon times of peace.
3happy; joyful; carefree: halcyon days of youth. |
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| acquiesce |
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan. |
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| commensurate |
proportionate; adequate.
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked. |
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| somnambulist |
someone who walks about in their sleep |
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| nascent |
beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic. |
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| malaise |
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort. |
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