abolish
put an end to a system, practice, or institution
aureole
a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy
callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
clan
a group of close-knit and interrelated families
contingent
subject to chance
derogatory
showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
doctrine
a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group
gamete
a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
inert
lacking the ability or strength to move
materialism
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values
maternity
motherhood
mosaic
a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass
oviduct
the tube through which an ovum or egg passes from an ovary
regime
a government, esp. an authoritarian one
saraband
a slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time
sovereignty
supreme power or authority
totem
a natural object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and adopted by it as an emblem
transcendence
superiority
immanent
present to experience; this-worldly; contrasted with transcendent (otherworldly)
