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10th grade
vocab
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Cro-Magnon | a hominid of a tall erect race of the Upper Paleolithic known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same species (Homo sapiens) as present-day humans. |
Devoid | entirely lacking or free from. |
Anomaly | something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. |
Proxy | ??? |
Scribes | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. |
Diarist | a person who writes a diary. |
Tapestry | a piece of thick textile fabric with pictures or designs formed by weaving colored weft threads or by embroidering on canvas, used as a wall hanging or furniture covering. |
Fiefdom | a hierarchy of different areas? i'm not sure its right |
Academia | the environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship. |
Ineptitude | lack of skill or ability. |
Subsistence | the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. |
Conservatism | commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation. |
Complacency | a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. |
Contentment | a state of happiness and satisfaction. |
Anxiety | a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. |
Alienation | the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved. |
Social Unrest | Social unrest is characterized by the general dissatisfaction of a group and the unconventional and sometimes violent ways people tend to show it. |