Chapter 10 Vocabulary Learning Check Flashcards

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What is utopia?

A

An ideal or perfect place;
A place achieving social or political perfection

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What is raucous?

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Noisy and disorderly

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What is recourse?

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A source of help, security, or strength;
Something to turn to;
Alternative

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What is bureaucratic?

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Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering efficiency

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What is reiterate?

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To state again

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What is autonomy?

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Self-government

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What is mandate?

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A group’s expressed wishes;
Clear sign to act;
Vote of confidence

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What is ostracize?

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To expel or excluse from a group

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What is tantamount?

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Equal in effect or value

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What is tenacious?

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Holding firmly;
Persistent

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