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HVocab 10 Shirk
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aver | to affirm or declare as being true |
| matriarch | a woman who is the head of a family, tribe, or powerful in an organization |
| megalomania | an obsession with the exercise of power and the domination of others |
| populous | having a large population; densely populated |
| sangfroid | cold-blooded composure and coolness in the face of danger or difficulty |
| vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy |
| democracy | a system of government by the whole population of a state |
| stereotype | a widely held but oversimplified image or idea of a person or thing |
| nihilism | a rejection of all religious and moral principles, believing that life is meaningless |
| cognizant | having knowledge or being aware of |
| surname | a hereditary name common to all members of a family (usually a last name) |
| altruism | the belief and practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others |
| astrology | the belief that stars’ positions & movements influence people’s lives |
| dynamic | positive in attitude and full of new ideas |
| anachronism | a thing belonging or appropriate to another period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned |
| ver | true |
| matri | mother |
| mega | large |
| pop | people |
| sangui | blood |
| vita | life |
| demo | people |
| stereo | solid |
| -ism | doctrine |
| cogn | know |
| sur | over |
| alter | other |
| astr | star |
| dyna | power |
| chron | time |