| A | B |
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| boycott | a refusal to buy or use goods or services |
| cash crop | a crop raised to be sold for money on the world market |
| caste system | a system for dividing people into classes based on the work they do |
| dictator | a ruler with absolute power |
| nationalist | a person who is devoted to the interests of his/her country |
| partition | a division |
| purdah | the practice of secluding women by covering their heads and faces with veils |
| quota | a certain portion of something set aside for a specific group of people |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is a major part of a continent |
| textile | cloth |
| monsoons | seasonal winds that blow across Asia |
