"Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin"

unadulterated

(adj.) absolutely pure

peremptory

(adj.) being so commanding that you leave no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute

impoverished

(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

unpalatable

(adj.) unpleasant to the taste or the mind

iniquitous

(adj.) wicked, vicious, showing a lack of fairness

fain

(adv.) gladly; willingly

Monopoly

(n) A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.

Serfdom

(n) A type of labor commonly used in feudal systems in which the laborers work the land in return for protection but they are bound to the land and are not allowed to leave or to seek new jobs. This was common in early Medeival Europe as well as in Russia until the mid 19th century.

Disarmament

(n) Reduction of armed forces and weapons

telegram

(n) a message sent by telegraph

Ashram

(n) a spiritual community in Hinduism

exploitation

(n) the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

Providence

(n) the protective care of God or Nature as a spiritual power

efficacy

(n.) effectiveness; efficiency

Civil Disobedience

A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.