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- Characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period.
- Antiquated; out-of-date
Ex: Anglo-saxon, the archaic form of English, flourished in England for several hundred years before giving way o an influx of languages influenced by Latin.
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- An original model or type from which similar forms are copied.
Ex: The earth mother is an archetype that appear in cultures around the world.
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- A group of many islands or the sea containing them.
- A group of separate enitities contained within a defined area.
Ex: The Marshall islands are an archipelago of 1150 islands in the Souh Pacific.
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- The collected records of an organization, institution, or public person.
Ex: The national archives holds many national archives like the Declaraion of Independence and the Bill of Rights.
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- Absence of any form of government or political authority
- Disorder and confusion
Ex: Anarchy is harder for human beings to cope with than the greatest restrictions of an oppressive government.
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- Government by the few, especially a faction of persons or families.
Ex: An oligarchy of wealthy landowners refused to extend land rights to the peasants who work their ranches.
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- A leader or agitator who appeals to people's passions and prejudices rather than to their reason.
Ex: Adolf Hitler was considered a demagogue because of his ability to incite the people.
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- One who studies the characteristics of populations and analyzes data such as numbers, births, deaths, diseases, and other vital statistics.
Ex: Demographers have calculated from US census figures that the number of immigrants are increasing over the years.
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- Commonly found in a particular region or among a particular people.
Ex: Before draining the swamplands in the 1890's, malaria was endemic in southern Italy.
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- Spread throughout a wide geographic area; worldwide.
Ex: AIDS has become a pandemic threat since it was first identified in the 1980's.
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- Liking companionship; sociable.
- Tending to live or move in groups of one's own kind.
Ex: Thousands of gregarious snow geese rose and swirled above the grain fields.
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- A large group or collection of people, animals, or things.
Ex: The Portuguese man-of-war conceals an underwater aggregation of polyps suspending poisonous tentacles.
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- Extraordinarily bad; flagrant
Ex: The judge ruled that the egregious contract was null and void.
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- An image, representation, or symbol.
- A representation or picture of a sacred personage or event, traditionally painted on wooden panels in the manner of Eastern Orthodox churches.
- A person greatly admired for a particular talent, qualiy or service.
Ex: The cross is an icon for christianity.
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- Breaking or destroying images
- Attacking or overthrowing tradition or popular ideas, institutions, or conventions.
Ex: Charles Darwin developed his iconoclastic theory of evolution as he sailed around South America.
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