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Chapter 3 Vocab
YEA
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11th Grade
10/11/2007

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Endemic
Definition
commonly found in a paticular region or among a paticular people
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Pandemic
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spread throughout a wide geographic area; worldwide
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Gregarious
Definition
liking companionship; sociable
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Aggregation
Definition
a large group or collection of people animals or things.
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Egregorious
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extraordinaly bad or flagrant
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Icon
Definition
an image; representation, or symbol
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Iconclastic
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breaking or destroying images.
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Archetype
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an orginal model or type from which similiar forms are copied
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Archipelago
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a group of many islands or the sea containg them.
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Archive
Definition
the collection of records of any organization, institution, or public person.
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Anarchy
Definition
absence or any form of government or political authority; lawlessness
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Ogliarchy
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government by the few, escpecially a faction of persons or families
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Demagogue
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a leader or agitator who appeals to people's passion and prejudice rather than to their reason
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Demographer
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one who studies the charcteristics of populations and analyzes data such as numbers, births, deaths, diseases, and other vital statistics
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Archaic
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characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period; out of date
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