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Academic vocab 1
Term | Definition |
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egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal right and opportunities. |
kinship | blood relationship |
patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is ahead 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 gazing of sheep or cattle. |
stratified | form or arrange into strata. |
mobilized | ( of a country or its government ) prepare and organize ( troops ) for active service. |
divine | of,from. or like god or a god. |
monumental | great in importance,extent, or size. |
urban | great respect; reverence. |
monotheism | spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people. |
veneration | a channel for conveying water or other fluid. |
diffuse | a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. |
conduit | a type of cloth or woven fabric. |
artisan | a type of cloth or woven fabric. |
textile | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand. |
metallurgy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. |
surplus | the quality of being fertile; productiveness. |
bureaucracy | completely destroy (a building, town, or other site) |
fertility | strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material. |
razed | he dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. |
reinforced | the quality of being religious or reverent. |
diaspora | |
piety | |
divergent |