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Greece Lesson 7

Vocabulary for CTT Greece

QuestionAnswer
Nucleus Center
Site Location of a job, of a building
Refuge A place of safety
Revived To have back to life
Monarchy A government ruled by a king or queen
Oligarchy A government ruled by a generally self-interested, small group of people
Aristocracy Government of the elite, the wealthy and powerful
Tyranny A government ruled by a tyrant, a person with absolute power who usually gets and maintains rule through force and fear
Democracy A government in which every citizen has a vote on how things are going to be done
Abolished Got rid of, made illegal
Serfdom A type of slavery, forcing a person to work on the land of a wealthy or powerful man
Hesiod A Greek poet, philosopher and historian
Parcel A portion of a thing, the amount one is entitled to
Moralized Given morales, given "right behavior"
Conception The overall idea of something, how it is generally believed to be
Moderation A state in which there are no extremes and all is reasonable
Zeus King of the Greek Gods
Emigrating Leaving a country to move elsewhere
Founded Begun, started, the foundation laid
Colony A place where settlers to a new land start life, sent forward from a larger civilization
Attainable Capable of being reached and owned
Perceive To become aware of a thing; to see a thing
Perses Perseus, a mortal, son of the Greek Gods Zeus and a mortal woman in Greek myth
Stock To be descended from a certain person or type of person
Like Similar to
Blunt Dull, not sharp
Drone A type of bee found in every hive
Demeter In Greek myth, the Goddess of the Harvest
Granary A building used to store grain
Livelihood What one does as work, in order to survive
Reproach Expressed (spoken or stated) disapproval
Preferable Better than
Workshy Afraid of work
Inhibition The state of being stopped, slowed down, forced to consider one's actions
Appropriate To take something by force
Rail To shout at angrily
Suppliant One who begs or pleads to someone "better" than them
Indignant Angered by something unfair or unjust
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