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Yu Sun PROV 104-AC1 Vocabulary Assignment 2 1.

Nationalism (Noun) Spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation; Devotion and loyalty to ones own country; patriotism Nationalist (adj) 2. Socialism (Noun) A theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc, in the community as a whole. 3. Leisure (Noun) Freedom from the demands of work or duty; Time free from the demands of work or duty, when one can rest, enjoy hobbies or sports, etc. (Adj) Free or unoccupied; Designed or intended for recreational use. 4. Unification (Noun) The process of unifying or uniting; union 5. Conservatism (Noun) The disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. 6. Imperialism (Noun) The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. Imperialist (adj) 7. Inspire (Verb)

To fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence; To produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc). 8. Rebellion (Noun) Open, organized, and armed resistance to ones government or ruler; Resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition. Rebel (noun), (verb); Rebellious (adj) 9. Colony (Noun) A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation. 10. Civilize (Verb) To bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten. Civilizable (adj); civilizer (noun) 11. Industrial (adj) Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry. Industry (noun) 12. Bucket (Noun) A deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, san, fruit, etc. 13. Consciousness (Noun) The thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people; Full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life. Conscious (adj) 14. Alternative (Noun) A choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility.

(Adj) Affording a choice of two or more things, propositions, or courses of action. 15. Criticism (Noun) The act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything; The act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding. 16. Communism (Noun) A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 17. Involve (Verb) To include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail. Involvement (noun) 18. Democracy (Noun) Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 19. Insurrection (Noun) An act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government. 20. Facets (Noun) One of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem; A similar surface cut on a fragment of rock by the action of water, windblown sand, etc. 21. Infrastructure (Noun) The basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.; The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools; The military installations of a country. 22. Decay (Verb)

To become decomposed; rot; To decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc. (Noun) A gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline. 23. Discipline (Noun) Training to act in accordance with rules; drill; Activity, exercise or a regimen that develops or improves a skill. 24. Alongside (Adverb) Along, by, at, or to the side of something 25. Opium (Noun) The dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect andcontains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids usedin medicine in their isolated or derived forms.

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