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Academic vocab
Term | Definition |
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Egalitarian | Relating to or believing in the principle are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. |
Kinship | blood relationship |
Patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line |
Hinderance | create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction |
Elite | A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society |
Pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. |
Stratified | form or arrange in strata |
Conduct | the manner in which a person behaves, especially on a particular occasion or in a particular context. |
Artisan | A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand |
Textile | A type of cloth or woven fabric. |
Metallurgy | the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification. |
Surplus | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand. |
Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. |
Fertility | the quality of being fertile; productiveness |
Mobilized | (of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service. |
Razed | completely destroy (a building, town, or other site) |
Divine | of, from, or like God or a god. |
Reinforced | strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material |
Monumental | great in importance, extent, or size. |
Diaspora | the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. |
Urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city. |
Piety | the quality of being religious or reverent |
Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. |
Veneration | |
Divergent | |
Diffuse |