Vocab13 Grade 10 Word Scramble

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

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