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8 HISTORY FINAL EXAM
stupid coates's exam - FINAL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| governance | government; exercise of authority; control. |
| despot/ autocrat | a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat |
| nominally | by or as regards name; in name only |
| retrench | To cut down; reduce.To remove, delete, or omit |
| de facto/ de jure | actually existing, esp. when without lawful authority VS. by right; according to law |
| infrastructure | the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization. |
| periphery | the edge or outskirts, as of a city or urban area. |
| cult | great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement or work |
| inference | the process of arriving at some conclusion that, though it is not logically derivable from the assumed premises, possesses some degree of probability relative to the premises. |
| fief | a territory held in fee. |
| ritual | an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. |
| pontifex maximus | a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest |
| subsistence | the minimum(food or shelter) necessary to support life |
| immigrate/ emigrate | to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence VS.to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate |
| engulf | to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf |
| vernacular | expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works |
| diaspora | the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity. |
| zeal | fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor. |
| conducive | contributive; helpful; favorable |
| dearth | an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack |
| cosmopolitan | person who is free from local, provincial, or national bias or attachment; citizen of the world; cosmopolite. |
| homogeneous | of the same kind or nature; essentially alike |
| pastoral | pertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic. |
| nuance | a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc |
| aggregate (N/VB) | N) a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amountVB)to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body |
| codify | to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code |
| intuitive | perceived by, resulting from, or involving intuition |
| forego | to go before; precede. |
| sublime | supreme or outstanding |
| blood feud | a bitter, continuous hostility, esp. between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations. (EX: Montague VS. Capulet) |
| forestall | to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance |
| archetype | the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. |
| lex talionis | an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice. |
| jihad | a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims |
| ad hoc | A phrase describing something created especially for a particular occasion: |
| orthodox VS. heterodox | O) Adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion.H)not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, esp. in theology; unorthodox. |
| divergent | differing |
| theocracy | form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler |
| adjacent | lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring |
| secular | not pertaining to or connected with religion |
| stratify | to form or place in strata or layers. |
| hierarchy | an organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders |
| concubine | a woman residing in a harem and kept, as by a sultan, for sexual purposes. |
| vizier | a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, esp. a minister of state |
| dichotomy | division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs. |
| quintessential | the most perfect embodiment of something. |
| contiguous | in close proximity without actually touching; near. (contiguous events) |
| etiology | The study of causes or origins. |
| proverbial | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a proverb |
| dignity | self-respect |
| realist | a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are |
| pragmatist | a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person. |
| paradign | mold, standard; ideal, paragon, touchstone. |
| nomads | a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent home but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply. |
| initiative | an introductory act or step; leading action |
| pater familias | the male head of a household or family, usually the father |
| kinship group | Group of people related by blood or marriage |
| diffusion | The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another The spread of social institutions, ideas, craft etc. (and myths and skills) from one society to another |
| sufferance | Patient endurance especially of pain or distress |
| encumber | Limit or hold back; keep within a small range |
| circumvent | Encircle as a military tactic |
| buttress | Make stronger or defensible, reinforce |
| flank | The right or left side of a military formation |
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