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| cartography | production of maps |
| cultural | the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture. |
| marketing | the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer |
| eloped | to run away with a lover |
| society | a body of individuals living as members of a community. |
| altered | to change; become different or modified |
| attributed | to regard as produced by or originating in the time, period, place |
| casualty | any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event |
| commitment | a pledge or promise; obligation |
| equestrian | pertaining to horseback riding or horseback riders |
| production | the act of presenting for display; presentation; exhibition |
| dominate | to rule over; govern; control |
| acclimated | to become accustomed to a new climate or environment |
| tropical | very hot and humid |
| subzero | indicating or recording lower than zero on some scale, esp. on the Fahrenheit scale |
| corresponding | identical in all essentials or respects |
| soles | the bottom or under surface of the foot |
| philosophy | the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct |
| metaphysic | the system of first principles and assumptions underlying an enquiry or philosophical theory |
| contemptuous | showing or expressing disdain |
| stanza | an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more |
| repressed | subjected to, affected by, or characteristic of psychological repression |
| apprehension | anticipation of adversity or misfortune |
| arrogant | overbearingly assuming; insolently proud |
| scornful | derisive; contemptuous |
| infiltrate | to filter into or through; permeate |
| subjugated | to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master |
| enclosures | something that is enclosed |
| dominion | the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority |
| oppressed | to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does |
| devastating | to lay waste; to overwhelm |
| injustice | violation of the rights of others |
| stoop | to carry the head and shoulders habitually bowed forward |
| flattery | a compliment or speech; excessive, insincere praise |
| disowns | deny the ownership of or responsibility for |
| senile | of or belonging to old age or aged persons |
| feign | to represent fictitiously |
| entourage | a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance |
| monologue | a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker |
| superfluous | possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant |
| anxious | uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried |
| disrespected | discourtesy; rudeness |
| unique | having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable |
| homely | lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful |
| hyperbole | figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” |
| flashback | device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work |
| onomatopoeia | the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance |
| familial | appearing in individuals by heredity |
| spasmodically | given to or characterized by bursts of excitement; sudden but brief |
| marionette | a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs |
| allusion | an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
| simile | figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared |
| conflict | to fight or contend; do battle |
| casually | happening by chance; fortuitous |
| recollections | recall; remembrance |
| torturous | pertaining to, involving, or causing suffering |
| excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like |
| persuasive | inducement |
| prompt | to assist |
