Vocabulary 13 Grade10
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| The __________ CEO wielded total control over her company. | autocratic | show 🗑
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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 | show 🗑
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| A country ruled by a dictator is an ______. | show | noun derived from autocratic
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| independence;self-determination or self-governance | autonomy | show 🗑
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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. | show |
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| Judges are supposed to be ________ and uninfluenced by others' opinions. | show | adjective derived from autonomy
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| a social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank | caste | show 🗑
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| show | despot | noun from Greek despotes, "master"
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| The ____ imprisoned anyone who criticized him. | despot | show 🗑
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| show | despotic | adjective derived from despot
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| show | feudal | adjective from latin feudum, "fee"
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| In ______ systems, vassals had to provide military service to their lord. | show |
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| from about 1100-1400, feudalism was the dominant governing system in Japan. | show | noun derived from feudal
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| Dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others. | hegemony | show 🗑
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| government by a few, especially by a small faction of people or families (definition) | oligarchy | show 🗑
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| A state governed by a few people or families(definition) | oligarchy | show 🗑
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| For more than a thousand years, Venice was an ___________ governed by a group of nobles. | show |
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| show | oligarch | noun derived from oligarchy
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| self-governing; independent (defition 1) | sovereign | show 🗑
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| Having supreme rank or power(definition 2) | show |
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| Although he possessed ________ powers, the prince routinely consulted his advisers. | sovereign | show 🗑
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| show | sovereign | noun usage of sovereign
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| As time wears on, fewer nations are ruled by _____________. | show |
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| show | totalitarian | adjective from Latin totus, "all;whole" + (author)-itarian
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| to take and hold power or rights by force and without legal authority (definition 1) | usurp | show 🗑
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| The rebels ______ control by taking over the palace, the main roads, and the airwaves. | show |
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| To take the place of or occupy withour right (definition 2) | usurp | show 🗑
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| The man _______ his neighbor's land by building on it. | usurped | show 🗑
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| The crafty ______ seized the king's throne. | usurper | show 🗑
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| show | hegemony |
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| relating to a system of lords and vassals | feudal | show 🗑
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| to take power by force | usurp | show 🗑
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| a king or queen | show |
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| ruling with unlimited power | show |
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| relating to an all-controlling government | totalitarian | show 🗑
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| independence; self-determination | autonomy | show 🗑
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| government by a few | show |
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| dominance | hegemony | show 🗑
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| a tyrsnt | show |
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| After being ruled by the same family for centureis, the former ___ became a democracy. | show |
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| Some remote regions, though technically not _____, are all but self-governing. | show |
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| "You may not marry someone of a lower ___,"declared the noble. | caste | show 🗑
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| show | hegemony |
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| The insurgent ___ seized political power from the elected leaders | usurpers | show 🗑
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| show | totalitarian |
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| show | despot |
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| ____ people are independent and make their won lif choices. | Autonomous | show 🗑
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| Since ____ systmes of government maintain control through the use of land, they are often based on agriculture. | feudal | show 🗑
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| show | autocracy |
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| The ___ headed a _____ government that had complete control over th politics, economy, and culture of the country | despot..totalitarian | show 🗑
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| The analyst predicted that the company's _____ over the widgets market would be short-lived. | hegemony | show 🗑
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| show | usurped |
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| show | 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 | show 🗑
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| She was enraged by the notion that her___ determined what she could do with her life. | show |
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| ____was the dominant system of societal organization in Europe in the Middle Ages. | Feudalism | show 🗑
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| Mom's decision to let the children be completely ___ in choosing their vlothes resulted in some strange outfits. | show |
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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. | show |
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| Aldus Husley's nober Brave New World paints a chilling portrait of a _____ state | show |
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| The ______ imprisoned people whose political views differed from his own. | despot | show 🗑
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| show | king |
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| show | noble |
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| The amount of aspects of life controlled by a totalitarian government. | show |
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| A group that often tries to usurp power. | rebels | show 🗑
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| Something that is likely to be influenced by a caste system | career | show 🗑
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| A word that describes an autocratic government | powerful | show 🗑
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| A word most assicaited with the feudal system | vassal | show 🗑
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| show | a huge army |
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| Someone who does NOT have autonomy. | show |
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| Something that a despot would NOT do | show |
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| show | autocratic | adjective from Greek auto, "self" +krates, "ruler"
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