| A | B |
|---|
| monarchy | rule by one person |
| oligarchy | rule by a few |
| hierarchy | A series in which each element is graded or ranked |
| anarchy | absence of government; chaos |
| matriarchal | governed by a woman |
| patriarch | the male head of a family or tribal line |
| drunkard | one who is always drunk |
| laggard | a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer |
| dullard | stupid, insensitive person |
| niggardly | reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly |
| herbicide | a substance or preparation for killing plants, esp. weeds |
| homicide | murder |
| matricide | murder of one's mother |
| suicide | self-murder |
| regicide | murder of a king |
| genocide | the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group |
| fratricide | murder of a brother |
| technician | An expert in a technique, such as one whose occupation requires training in a specific technical process |
| physician | a person engaged in general medical practice, as distinguished from one specializing in surgery |
| appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection |
| tonsilitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| bursitis | Inflammation of a bursa (the sac between a tendon and a bone), most commonly of the shoulder. Symptoms include pain, tenderness, and limitation of motion |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| neuritis | inflammation of or continuous pain in a nerve, associated with paralysis and sensory disturbances |
