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P. 7-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaic | belonging to an earlier period, ancient |
| hierocracy | government by clergymen |
| hierarch | a religious leader in a position of authority |
| archetype | an original model on which something is patterned; prototype |
| hieroglyphics | the picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood |
| hierarchy | a system in which people or things are arranged according to their rank or status |
| synthesize | combine so as to form a more complex product |
| coarctate | pressed together; closely connected |
| antithesis | directly contrasting or opposite |
| thesis | the central idea of a piece of writing |
| aortarctia | narrowing of the aorta |
| antithetic | directly contrasting or opposite |
| coarctation | a narrowing or constriction |