Vocab 16,17,18 Flashcards
A. To acknowledge as true or real, often unwillingly b. To give;yield; grant
Concede
No longer living; dead
Deceased
A path or means of going out; an exit
Egress
A. A degree or stage in a series of gradual changes. B. A series of such changes; systematic progression
Gradation
A. The degree to which something inclines; slope b. An ascending or descending part; an incline
Gradient
Someone or something that comes before another in time, especially in an office or position; forerunner
Predecessor
To go back; return to a previous condition
Regress
The act of withdrawing formally from membership in an organization, association or union
Secession
A. To go beyond or over ( a limit or boundary) b. To act in violation of, as a law
Transgress
Not having occurred before; without precedent; Novel
Unprecedented
A. Similar in certain qualities, circumstances, or uses b. In biology, similar in function but not in origin or structure
Analogous
A. Direct contrast; opposition
Antithesis
A. Having similar traits; similar; equivalent b. Worth or capable of comparison
Comparable
To differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior; diverge
Deviate
A. To serve as the distinction between b. To understand,
Perceive, or show the differences in or between
Differentiate
A. The condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree; difference
Disparity
Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; miscellaneous; varied
Heterogeneous
A. Consisting of elements of a similar of related nature
Homogeneous
A subtle or sight degree of difference, as in meaning, color, or tone, a delicate shading; gradation
Nuance
Equivalent in significance, effect or value
Tantamount
Independence; the quality or condition of being self-governing
Autonomy
A ruler having absolute power or authority b. A person who exercises power oppressively; a tyrant
Despot
Characteristic of a social and economic system of government used in Europe, whereby a person, in return for being granted control of one, owed service and loyalty to a lord
Feudal
A. Dominion or control, particularly of one country over others b. Dominant influence or authority
Hegemony
An order of persons or entitles classified according to authority, rank or importance
Hierarchy
A right or privilege, particularly a hereditary or official one, held by a person or group
Prerogative
A government or any other administrative organ in power
Regime
A. The chief of state, shallot in a monarchy b. Self-governing; independent
Sovereign
Referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life
Totalitarian
To seize and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority
Usurp
