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7 - G&L Examples 5
Unit 5 Example Words
Meaning | Word |
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people belonging to the upper class, especially nobles | aristocrats |
the daily business and paperwork of running a government | bureaucracy |
something that lasts over time | chronic |
written records or stories told in order of time | chronicles |
describing something as in order by time | chronological |
to send pledges, promises, or information back and forth | correspond |
government by the people | democracy |
the killing of a group of people based on race, ethnicity, or culture | genocide |
a chemical used for killing certain types of plants | herbicide |
to kill a person | homicide |
not requiring anyone or anything else to support or hang on to | independent |
objects which hang from a necklace | pendants |
able to be counted on to follow through on what is pledged or promised | responsible |
people who pledge or promise their support | sponsors |
a feeling of "hanging on the edge of your seat" to see what will happen next | suspense |
a form of government in which religious leaders have the power | theocracy |
possessing the quality of happening at the same time | synchronous |