| A | B |
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| arrogant (adj) | having an insulting attitude because you think you are better |
| conservative (adj) | preferring tradition and established practices; disliking change |
| contemporary (adj) | happening now; existing in the same time period |
| controversy (n) | a strong disagreement between large groups of people |
| corruption (n) | dishonest or illegal behavior by those who are in power |
| declaration (n) | an official statement about something |
| encompass (v) | to include, cover or surround something |
| extension (n) | an extra amount of length or time |
| forbid (v) | to order something to be not allowed |
| frustration (n) | anger or annoyance at not being able to do something |
| homogenize (v) | to make something the same or similar |
| imitate (v) | to copy or do something the same way as someone |
| imperialism (n) | one country gaining control or power over other parts of the world |
| indigenous (adj) | naturally living or produced in a specific environment; native |
| influx (n) | a large arrival of or increase in something |
| intellectual (adj, n) | involving/related to logic/deep thought; one who thinks that way |
| intervention (n) | the act of coming between or preventing something |
| linguist (n) | a person who studies languages |
| millennium (n) | a period of 1,000 years |
| modify (v) | to change or alter some parts of something |
| monotony (n) | a lack of change that makes something boring |
| outrage (v) | extreme anger at something morally wrong or upsetting |
| pervasive (adj) | existing in every part of something |
| quote (v, n) | to repeat something someone said exactly; use of this repetition |
| tradition (n) | ways of thinking and behaving a group has had for a long time |
