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Academic vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |