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Vocabulary
Vocabulary words from Olympus High's World Civilizations Honors class taught by Mr. Felt.
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History
10th Grade
03/07/2011

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Patronize

(verb)

Definition
To treat another person as an inferior; talking down.
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Machination

(noun)

Definition
A clever plot or scheme, usually for an evil purpose.
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Agnostic

(noun/adj)

Definition
One who believes it's impossible to know God or afterlife.
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Substantiate

(verb)

Definition
To verify, prove, or back up with evidence.
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Mystical

(adj)

Definition
Religious or spiritual knowledge.
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Secular

(adj)

Definition

Worldly, outside of a church.

 

 

 

 

*Antonym to Ecclesiastical

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Ecclesiastical

(adj)

Definition

Religious, within a church.

 

 

 

 

*Antonym to Secular

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Nepotism

(noun)

Definition
Favoritism towards one's relatives.
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Subsistence

(noun)

 

Subsistence Farming

(noun)

Definition

Barely enough to survive on.

 

Growing/Raising barely enough to survive on.

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Indigigenous

(adj)

Definition
Native or occuring naturally.
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Autocrat
Definition
Rule by one person with total power.
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Attrition

(noun)

Definition
A natural, gradual decline in population.
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Execrable

(adj)

Definition
Really awful.
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Nihilism

(adj)

Definition
Belief that existence is senseless and has no purpose.
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Hubris

(noun)

Definition
Extreme arrogant pride.
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Coalition

(noun/adj)

Definition
Combination of two or more political government (usually temporary).
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Paradox

(noun)

Definition

A contradictory statement that is still true.

 

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Polarize

(verb)

Definition
Dividing into extreme opposites.
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Eclectic

(adj)

Definition
Selecting elements or ideas from a variety of sources.
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Annex

(verb)

Definition
To take land and bring it into one's own land.
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Unilateral

(adj)

Definition
One country acting alone.
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Specious

(adj)

Definition
A false appearance of truth; something that's too good to be true.
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Virulent

(adj)

Definition
Extremely deadly and fast-acting.
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Latent

(adj)

Definition
Hidden potential; there but not yet discovered.
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