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Anthropology
the study of cultural development; namely the origin, development (physical, intellectual, moral), customs and beliefs of groups of people
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Connotation
the associated or secondary meaning of a word orexpression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
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Denotation
a word that names or signifies something specific
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Assimilation
The process by whic an individual or group completey adopts the culture and value of another group to the extent that they become completely absorbed by the majority community
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Ethnocentrism
thinking that one's own ethnic group is superiros to another
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Scapegoat
the deliberate policy of blaming an individual or group when the fault actually lies elsewhere
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Linguistics
the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morpholigy syntax semantics, prgamatics, and historical linguistics
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Aesthetics
the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the senseof beauty.
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Miscegenation
interbreeding between memebers of different races
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Expatriate
to banish a person from his or her native country
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Allegory
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning throughconcrete or material forms
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