Dem, Dict Vocab Flashcards
Demagoguery
The methods or practices of a demagogue
Democracy
People rule; government by representatives elected by the people
Demographic
Writing about people; pertaining to the study of human populations, especially their density, distribution, and vital statistics
Endemic
Native to a particular people of country, as an endemic disease, which occurs only among certain people, or an endemic plant or animal, which is only found in a certain location
Epidemic
Upon the people; a disease or other abnormal condition spreading rapidly among many people
Pandemic
Among all the people; widespread
Demography
The science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, etc
Abdicate
To proclaim away, to renounce formally a throne of high office
Addict
To speak to or to sentence oneself; to give oneself habitually or compulsively to something
Contradict
To speak against
Dictate
To speak or read something aloud to be recorded by another; to give orders or commands
Dictator
A tyrannical ruler
Dictatorial
Speaking and acting in a domineering or oppressive way
Diction
Choice of words in speaking or writing; also enunciation
Dictionary
A book containing the words of a language
