Definitions Flashcards
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Provincial
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unsophisticated, narrow-minded
2
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Ostentatious
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showy, designed to impress
3
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Capitalist
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a person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for individual profit
4
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Socialist
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- someone who believes that property and production should be owned or controlled by the community as a whole
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Extravagant
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excessive, elaborate, lacking in restraint
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Luxurious
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extremely comfortable or elegant
7
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Entitled
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– believing oneself to deserve special treatment
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Social Responsibility
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the principle that everyone has a responsibility to act in a way that benefits society as a whole and the vulnerable in particular.
9
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Status symbol
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an outward sign of wealth
10
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Patriarchy
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a society governed by and for the benefit of men
