Vocab 16,17,18

Question 1

A. To acknowledge as true or real, often unwillingly b. To give;yield; grant

Answer 1

Concede

Question 2

No longer living; dead

Answer 2

Deceased

Question 3

A path or means of going out; an exit

Answer 3

Egress

Question 4

A. A degree or stage in a series of gradual changes. B. A series of such changes; systematic progression

Answer 4

Gradation

Question 5

A. The degree to which something inclines; slope b. An ascending or descending part; an incline

Answer 5

Gradient

Question 6

Someone or something that comes before another in time, especially in an office or position; forerunner

Answer 6

Predecessor

Question 7

To go back; return to a previous condition

Answer 7

Regress

Question 8

The act of withdrawing formally from membership in an organization, association or union

Answer 8

Secession

Question 9

A. To go beyond or over ( a limit or boundary) b. To act in violation of, as a law

Answer 9

Transgress

Question 10

Not having occurred before; without precedent; Novel

Answer 10

Unprecedented

Question 11

A. Similar in certain qualities, circumstances, or uses b. In biology, similar in function but not in origin or structure

Answer 11

Analogous

Question 12

A. Direct contrast; opposition

Answer 12

Antithesis

Question 13

A. Having similar traits; similar; equivalent b. Worth or capable of comparison

Answer 13

Comparable

Question 14

To differ or move away from a specified course or prescribed mode of behavior; diverge

Answer 14

Deviate

Question 15

A. To serve as the distinction between b. To understand,

Perceive, or show the differences in or between

Answer 15

Differentiate

Question 16

A. The condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank or degree; difference

Answer 16

Disparity

Question 17

Consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; miscellaneous; varied

Answer 17

Heterogeneous

Question 18

A. Consisting of elements of a similar of related nature

Answer 18

Homogeneous

Question 19

A subtle or sight degree of difference, as in meaning, color, or tone, a delicate shading; gradation

Answer 19

Nuance

Question 20

Equivalent in significance, effect or value

Answer 20

Tantamount

Question 21

Independence; the quality or condition of being self-governing

Answer 21

Autonomy

Question 22

A ruler having absolute power or authority b. A person who exercises power oppressively; a tyrant

Answer 22

Despot

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Feudal

Question 24

A. Dominion or control, particularly of one country over others b. Dominant influence or authority

Answer 24

Hegemony

Question 25

An order of persons or entitles classified according to authority, rank or importance

Answer 25

Hierarchy

Question 26

A right or privilege, particularly a hereditary or official one, held by a person or group

Answer 26

Prerogative

Question 27

A government or any other administrative organ in power

Answer 27

Regime

Question 28

A. The chief of state, shallot in a monarchy b. Self-governing; independent

Answer 28

Sovereign

Question 29

Referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life

Answer 29

Totalitarian

Question 30

To seize and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority

Answer 30

Usurp