Vocabulary 12 total 1 Anarchy noun absence of

Vocabulary 12 total

§ 1. Anarchy (noun) – absence of government; state of lawlessness § Example sentence: After the government was overthrown, there was anarchy throughout the country.

§ 2. Archaeology (noun) – the scientific study of past human life; relics, and artifacts. § Example sentence: The department of archaeology student the ancient Mayans.

§ 3. Demography (noun) – the statistical study of human populations § Example sentence: The latest demography study showed an increase in females.

§ 4. Heterogeneous (adjective) – originating in an outside source; mixed § Example sentence: The Obama administrations party fundraiser was attended by a heterogeneous group of artists, politicians, and businessmen.

§ 5. Homogenous (adjective) – of or having the same kind of nature or structure § Example sentence: Culturally speaking, the farmers constitute an extremely homogenous group.

§ 6. Polygon (noun) – a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides. § Example sentence: There are many polygons found on the streets, like stop signs and other figures with four sides.

§ 7. Oligarchy (noun) – a government by the few; small group with corrupt control § Example sentence: Some consider Russia an oligarchy dominated by corrupt billionaires who favor the collapse of the Ukrainian government.

§ 8. Pandemic (adjective) – occurring over a wide area; affecting much of the population § Example sentence: During the Cold War in the 1960 s there was a pandemic fear of atomic war.

§ 9. Misogynist (noun) – one who hates women § Example sentence: He was a misogynist because he refused to employ women at his firm

§ 10. Genealogy (noun) – the descent of a person, family, or group; heritage § Example sentence: My mother likes researching our genealogy to write our family history.

§ 11. Eulogy (noun) – a speech of high praise at a person’s funeral; a commendatory statement § Example sentence: After hearing the different eulogies told at my uncle’s funeral, I felt like I finally understood the impact he made on people.

§ 12. Analogous (adjective) – showing an analogy or the similarity between two unlike things § Example sentence: Thai people see the relationship between the King and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children.