barter Exchange goods without involving money; give to and receive from Swap, trade verb

barter

Exchange goods without involving money; give to

and receive fromSwap, trade

verb

Chattel

Piece of moveable property; not land as

propertyUsed to describe slavery --

as in people as propertynoun

innate

Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; not present from learning or

conditioningInborn, natural, inherent,

unconditionedadjective

permeate

diffuse throughout; spread

Pervade, sink in

verb

lucrative

Producing a good profit

Moneymaking, remunerative

Adjective

diligent

Marked by care and persistent effort, steadily persevering, characterized by hard workIndustrious, hardworking,

assiduousadjective

precarious

Dangerously insecure; beset with difficulties

Shaky, unstable, perilous

Adjective

pretense

The act of giving a false impression; acting with

intention to deceiveSimulation, guise, make-

believenoun

profound

Showing intellectual penetration or emotional

depth; far-reaching in effectDeep, intense, thoughtful,

scholarlyadjective

missionary

Someone who attempts to convert others to a doctrine or

belief, often Christianity; particularly someone sent to a

foreign country to do soPreacher, proselytizer

noun

vitality

A healthy capacity for vigorous activity, an

energetic style

Verve, vim, energy, exuberance, pep, spirit

noun

Tyrant/tyranny

Tyrant: a cruel and oppressive dictator; person who exercises power in a cruel

wayDespot

Tyranny: form of government in which power is abused and people are

oppressedDictatorship, despotism

nouns

indigenous

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

Native, endemic

adjective

complaisant

Showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others, to please others

Obliging, agreeable, cooperative

adjective

Colony

a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one,

and occupied by settlers from that country; a group of people living in such a country or area, consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors.

Settlement, territory, satellitenoun