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Given the HISTORICAL WORD, identify the MEANING

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1.

guerrilla, guerilla

  irregular war by small bodies

  impartial in a dispute or taking neither side

  government in which the ruler has absolute, unlimited power

  hammer-like weapon of medieval times

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

illiteracy

  group of islands

  inability to read or write; need for learning

  leadership or dominance of one nation over others

  killing of millions of Jews by Nazis during WWII; wholesale sacrifice or destruction by fire

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

autocracy

  inspired teacher who predicts future or interprets God's will

  government, system or State under a single imperial or royal ruler

  group of territories controlled by an emperor

  government in which the ruler has absolute, unlimited power

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

assassination

  killing of millions of Jews by Nazis during WWII; wholesale sacrifice or destruction by fire

  government or State where God is sovereign, religion is law, and priests are kings

  killing by treacherous violence

  government by the people where citizens have voting and ruling powers

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

slave

  group of territories controlled by an emperor

  group of persons under recognized chiefs

  end of hostilities in a war

  helpless person made to do hard work and who is the property of the master

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

astrolabe

  impartial in a dispute or taking neither side

  insufficiency or inadequate supply

  intensive attack; lightning warfare practised by Nazi German armies

  instrument formerly used to calculate altitudes and locations

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

mace

  exclusive control of the trade in a certain product

  hammer-like weapon of medieval times

  lasting hostility between two families or tribes

  form of complete socialism with public ownership of all land, means of production and goods

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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