Chapter 12 Flashcards
Ascendancy
Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.
Agitator
Someone who urges someone to protest or rebel .
Aspirations
A hope or ambition of achieving something.
Autonomy
Self governing
Consternation
Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Consumption
Usage of resources.
Emblematic
Serving as a symbol of a particular concept, or as symbolic.
Ideology
System of ideas or ideals.
Infrastructure
The basic physical and organizational structures, like buildings.
Intolerance
Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that are different from your own.
Narrative
A spoken or written account of connected events or a story.
Petrified
So frightened that one is unable to move , they are terrified.
Phenomenon
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or has happened.
Proprietors
The owner of a business, or a owner of property.
Significant
Having a particular meaning, or indicative of something.