Native American Vocab Flashcards

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Relativism

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The belief that different ideas are true for different people at different times

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Prevails

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To defeat an opponent especially in a long or difficult contest

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Embody

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To represent something in a clear and obvious way; to be symbol or example of something

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4
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Beneficial

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Producing good or helpful results or effects; producing benefits

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5
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Compressed

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Pressed together; reduced in size or volume due to pressure

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6
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Evoke

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To cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen

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7
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Centrality

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The quality or state of being central

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Emergence

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The act of becoming known or coming into view; the act of emerging

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9
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Migrated

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To move form one place to another

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10
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Interweaving

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To mix or blend together

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11
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Distinct

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Noticeably different

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12
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Diversity

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The quality or state of having many types

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Nomadic

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Roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently or without a fixed pattern of movement

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14
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Consistent

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Continuing to happen or develop in the same way

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15
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Reverence

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Honor or respect that is felt for or shown to someone or something

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16
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Transmitted

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To give or pass information or values from one person to another

17
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Autocracy

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A country that is ruled by a person or group with total power

18
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Exclusive

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Not shared; available goodly one person or group

19
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Anthropologist

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Someone who studies human races, origins, societies,a new cultures

20
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Interdependence

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The state of people, places or things among themselves needing something or someone else to support or help

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Entity

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Something that exists by itself; something that is separate from other things

22
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Myth

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A story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief or natural occurrence

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Chronological order

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Arranged in the order that things happened or came to be

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Narrative

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A story that is told or written

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Voice

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A wish, a choice, or opinion openly expressed

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Theme

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A particular subject or issue that is discussed often or repeatedly