World Cultures Vocab
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RebeccaB on October 2, 2008
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first half of first quarter vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 treason | betrayal of one's country/government |
| to endorse | to support |
| secular | non-religious |
| pious | devotion to religion |
| ethnocentrism | looking at other cultures in the context of your culture |
| anthropologist | people who study anthropology (the study of human culture) |
| prerequisite | something you have to have to do something else |
| mundane | usual, everyday, daily (activities) |
| maladaptive | not being able to get used to it, not being able to adjust |
| patriarchal | male dominated (society) |
| omnipotent | all powerful |
| omniscient | all knowing (all seeing) |
| concubine | mistress |
| exacerbate | to make something worse |
| to coerce | to force |
| subordinate | under some authority |
| deity | god, goddess |
| tantamount | equal to |
| to acquiesce | to accept, to comply (easily) |
| to admonish | to scold, to punish |
| aegis | protection, sponsorship, shield |
| epoch | era |
| sovereign | king |
| sovereignty | independence of government |
| vanguard | front of the army |
| mainstream | average, pop culture |
| vindictive | revengeful |
| coherent | logically consistent , understandable, makes sense |
| adherence | following (as in a belief) |
| cult | a group of followers with a central beliefs (today-bad connotation) |
| martyr | one who sacrifices/died for their beliefs |
| pilgrimage | a religious journey/ a trip to a holy sight |
| paternal | of the father/ on the fathers side |
| doctrines | accepted belief, dogma |
| mercantile | having to do with merchants or trading |
| to proselytize | to spread/ to preach |
| sectarian | group violence |
| proliferate | to grow or increase quickly |
| sultan | a king (especially of Muslim countries/empires) |
| heterogeneous | consisting of different aspects |
| pragmatic | practical, realistic |
| to abrogate | to revoke, to cancel, or to annul |
| animosity | hostility |
| partition | division |
| autonomy | self rule/ self governing |
| incursion | an attack or raid (into something/an area) |
| enclave | area, neighborhood |
| devout | committed, dedicated, faithful |
| blasphemy | saying something bad against god or something considered sacred |
| assimilation | cultural conformity |
| militant | violent |
| charismatic | a strong personality |
| to annex | to take over others property and add as your own |
| to implement | to put into action |
| genocide | systematic killing of people based on a cultural trait |
| to expropriate | to take away property |
| null and void | non existent anymore (documents, agreements) |
| to exalt | to elevate, to praise |
| to languish | to become dispirited , to be in emotional pain |
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