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lesson 26 pls do stretch

Terms in this set (36)

adjudicate
[v] declare/make a decision in a judicial way
intermediary
[n] one who acts between people in order to settle on an agreement; mediary
aqueduct
[n] structure used to move water from one point to another, originally for getting rivers across valleys
herbicide
[n] toxic substance used to kill plants
matrimony
[n] marriage
popularize
[v] making something more understandable for the general public
[v] make popular or likable to many people
fraternization
[n] befriending someone (who is meant to oppose you/is on the opposing side)
incivility
[n] rude behavior; state of not being civil
territorial
[adj] relating to territory or its ownership
delegation
[n] a group of representatives
[n] act of being chosen to represent, or delegate
patronym
[n] name derived from an ancestor, such as a father. will usually have an additional prefix/suffix (donald/ macdonald, peter/peterson)
autocracy
[n] one person having complete control (in a country)
mediator
[n] go-between, gets those in a conflict to agreement; intermediary
insecticide
[n] substance for killing insects
underpopulated
[adj] undesirably low population
terraqueous
[adj] consisting of both land and water
patriarch
[n] male head of a family/tribe
[n] any biblical figures regarded as "father of the human race"
patriotic
[adj] having/showing devotion and support for one's country
citizenship
[n] the status of being a citizen in a country
aquaculture
[n] growth and farming of aquatic animals and plants
fungicide
[n] kills fungus
incisive
[adj] one who thinks clearly or analytically, or a story with the same qualities
terrestrial
[adj] relating to the earth or ground
legitimate
[adj] conforming to the law/rules
[v] make lawful
aqueous
[adj] watery, containing water
civilize
[v] bring to a stage of social culture considered more advanced
fratricide
[n] killing of a sibling
legislature
[n] body in a state or country responsible for making laws
mediation
[n] act of a mediator or intermediary
[n] intervening a dispute to resolve it
population
[n] all the inhabitants of a city, state, country, ect.
algaecide
[n] algae. cide. guess what it means
aristocracy
[n] highest class in society, often holding hereditary titles
judicial
[adj] relating to court or a judge
matriarch
[n] woman who is head of a tribe/family
paternal
[n] relating to a father
territory
[n] land under control by a government, especially one that isn't completely intergrated
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