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Vocabulary 13 Grade10

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The __________ CEO wielded total control over her company.   autocratic    
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The king's use of his unlimited power for his own gain made him the most mistrusted ___in the nation's history.   autocrat   noun derived from autocratic person  
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A country ruled by a dictator is an ______.   autocracy   noun derived from autocratic  
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independence;self-determination or self-governance   autonomy   noun from Greek auto-, "self" + nomous, "rule;law"  
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The people in the northern part of the country gained _____by waging a fierce civil war against the ruler in the south.   autonomy    
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Judges are supposed to be ________ and uninfluenced by others' opinions.   autonomous   adjective derived from autonomy  
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a social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank   caste   noun from Latin castus, "pure"  
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India's _____ system was one of the many institutions that Mahatma Gandhi fought against.   caste    
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A ruler with absolute power (definition 1)   despot   noun from Greek despotes, "master"  
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Although protrayed as cruel in The King and I, King Monghut of Siam, was an enlightened ____.   despot    
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A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant (definition2)   despot    
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The ____ imprisoned anyone who criticized him.   despot    
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People took desperate measures to escape the _____ regime.   despotic   adjective derived from despot  
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relating to a system in which people (called "vassals") were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord.   feudal   adjective from latin feudum, "fee"  
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In ______ systems, vassals had to provide military service to their lord.   feudal    
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from about 1100-1400, feudalism was the dominant governing system in Japan.   feudalism   noun derived from feudal  
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Dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others.   hegemony   noun from Greek hegemon, "leader"  
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government by a few, especially by a small faction of people or families (definition)   oligarchy   noun from Greek oligos, "few" + -arch, "rule"  
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An ______ does not grant the rights of democracy to the common people.   oligarchy    
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A state governed by a few people or families(definition)   oligarchy    
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For more than a thousand years, Venice was an ___________ governed by a group of nobles.   oligarchy    
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By definition, an ________ must share power with others.   oligarch   noun derived from oligarchy  
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self-governing; independent (defition 1)   sovereign   adjective from Old French soverain, "superior;ruler"  
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Many former British colonies became ____ nations during the middle part of the twentieth century.   sovereign    
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Having supreme rank or power(definition 2)   sovereign    
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Although he possessed ________ powers, the prince routinely consulted his advisers.   sovereign    
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A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as head of state; a ruler or monarch   sovereign   noun usage of sovereign  
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As time wears on, fewer nations are ruled by _____________.   sovereigns    
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Relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control ober every aspect of people's lives   totalitarian   adjective from Latin totus, "all;whole" + (author)-itarian  
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George Orwell's novel 1984 depicts a _____ state, in which even people's thoughts are controlled   totalitarian    
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to take and hold power or rights by force and without legal authority (definition 1)   usurp   verb from Latin usurpare, "to take into use"  
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The rebels ______ control by taking over the palace, the main roads, and the airwaves.   usurped    
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To take the place of or occupy withour right (definition 2)   usurp    
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The man _______ his neighbor's land by building on it.   usurped    
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The crafty ______ seized the king's throne.   usurper   noun derived from usurp  
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Historians point out that, just as with anything else,the economic and military _____ of the United States will not last forever.   hegemony    
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relating to a system of lords and vassals   feudal    
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to take power by force   usurp    
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a king or queen   sovereign    
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ruling with unlimited power   autocratic    
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a social class of rank, wealth, or profession   caste    
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relating to an all-controlling government   totalitarian    
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independence; self-determination   autonomy    
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government by a few   oligarchy    
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dominance   hegemony    
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a tyrsnt   despot    
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After being ruled by the same family for centureis, the former ___ became a democracy.   oligarchy    
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Some remote regions, though technically not _____, are all but self-governing.   sovereign    
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"You may not marry someone of a lower ___,"declared the noble.   caste    
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The Roman Empire's ___ was military, cultural, and political.   hegemony    
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The insurgent ___ seized political power from the elected leaders   usurpers    
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The _____ regime was so oppressive that it even dictated official music.   totalitarian    
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The ___ crulley punished all who did not greet him correctly.   despot    
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____ people are independent and make their won lif choices.   Autonomous    
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Since ____ systmes of government maintain control through the use of land, they are often based on agriculture.   feudal    
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She ran her company as a(n) ____, insisting on total control.   autocracy    
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The ___ headed a _____ government that had complete control over th politics, economy, and culture of the country   despot..totalitarian    
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The analyst predicted that the company's _____ over the widgets market would be short-lived.   hegemony    
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Yesterday, my neighbor ___my parking space.   usurped    
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The ___ of some modern countries are figureheads whose positions are mainly ceremonial.   sovereigns    
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THe coach behaved like an ___, refusing to let the players have a say in the decisions that affected the team.   autocrat    
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She was enraged by the notion that her___ determined what she could do with her life.   caste    
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____was the dominant system of societal organization in Europe in the Middle Ages.   Feudalism    
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Mom's decision to let the children be completely ___ in choosing their vlothes resulted in some strange outfits.   autonomous    
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The power hungry noble dreamed of the day when he would no longer be an _____, but a monarch wiht complete control.   oligrachy    
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Aldus Husley's nober Brave New World paints a chilling portrait of a _____ state   totalitarian    
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The ______ imprisoned people whose political views differed from his own.   despot    
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An example of sovereign.   king    
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Someone who is likely to be a member of an oligrachy   noble    
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The amount of aspects of life controlled by a totalitarian government.   all    
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A group that often tries to usurp power.   rebels    
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Something that is likely to be influenced by a caste system   career    
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A word that describes an autocratic government   powerful    
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A word most assicaited with the feudal system   vassal    
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Something that would most likely lead to military hegemony   a huge army    
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Someone who does NOT have autonomy.   prison inmate    
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Something that a despot would NOT do   ask permission    
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Ruling with unlimited power or authority   autocratic   adjective from Greek auto, "self" +krates, "ruler"  
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