Lesson 20 Flashcards
glorification
n.
to honor or praise (a god or goddess)
It was a religion based on nationalism and glorification of the state not God.
oral
adj.
of or relating to the mouth
He lucked out on the oral examination.
biweekly
adj.
happening once every two weeks
He had a biweekly magazine subscroption.
thorough
adj.
full; complete
They gave Bill a thorough body ckeck.
mythical
adj.
based on or described in a myth
I listened to her mythical story about Zeus.
infrequent
adj.
not happening often:not frequent
We stop for infrequent time during the long trip.
collapse
v.
to break apart and fall down suddenly
He collapsed on his bed after he did a lot severe excises.
tyranny
n.
cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others
Some rich people like doing the tranny to the poor people.
democracy
n.
a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
The spread of democracy appears to have had negative as well as positive consequences.
theocracy
n.
a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders
A theocracy is ruled by priests who represent a god.
entitled
v.
to give a title to (something, such as a book)
He entitled this book “World History”.
gradually
adv.
moving or changing in small amounts : happening in a slow way over a long period of time
The organisms evolved gradually as their ordinary life cycles.
tyrant
n.
a ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair
The country was ruled by a tyrant and he is unfriendly.
oligarchy
n.
a country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people
An oligarchy rules their nation.
aristocracy
n.
a ruling class An aristocracy is when a group of people rules over all others.
secular
adj.
not bound by the full monastic rule of a religious order
An object that is secular does not have anything to do wit religion.
analysis
pl.n.
the separation of an intellectual or material into its constituent parts for individual study
To analysis something would let us understand it more.
aural
adj.
of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing.
If you are tired of tuned vocals, pick up this CD for an aural detox.
instantaneously
adj.
occurring, done, or completed in an instant.
The job will be done instantaneously.
elasticity
n.
sth. able to return to an original shape or size after being stretched, squeezed, etc.
Some material is elasticity
