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Vocabulary for the high school students Chapter 6

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authenticgenuine; real; reliable; trustworthy
autobiographystory of a person's life written by the person himself or herself
autocratruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot; dictator
autographyperson's signature written by himself or herself
automaticacting by itself, self-regulating
automationtechnique of macking a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls
automatonpurely mechanical person following a routine; robot
autonomousself-governing; independent; sovereign
autonomyright of self-goverment; independence; sovereighnty
autopsymedical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
aristocracygovernment or countr governed by a small privilged upper class
autocracygoverned by one individual with self-derived, unlimited power
bureaucracygovernment by bureaus or groups of offical; administration characterized by excessive red tape and routine
democracygovermant or country governed by the people; ruled by the majority
plutocracygovernment or country governed by the rich
technocracygovernment or vountry governed by technical experts
aristocratadvocate of aristocracy
democratmember of the democratic party
demagoguepolitical leader who stirs up the people for personal advantage; rabble-rouster
democraticbased on the principles of democracy or government by the people
democratizedmake democratic
epidemicaffecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread
panacearemedy of all ills; cure-all; universal remedy; elixir
Pan-Americianof or pertaining to all the countries of Nort, South, and Central America
pandemoniumwild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder; tumult; racket
panoplycomplete suit of armot; complete covering or equipment; magnificent
panoramacomplete, unobstructed view
pantomimedramatic performance that is all signs and gestures without words
anachronismerror in chromology or time order
chroniclehistorical account of events in the order of time; history; annals
chronologicalarranged in order of time
chonologyarrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence
synchronizecause to agree in time; macke simultaneous
kleptomaniainsane impulse to steal
maniamadness; insanity, excessive fondness, craze
maniacraving lunatic; mad insane person; crackpot
maniacalcharacterized by madness; insane raving
pyromaniainsane impulse to set fires
encyclopediawork of-fering alphabetically arranged information on various brances of knowledge
orthopedichaving to do with orthopedices, the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformitites
pedagogueteacher of children
padagogyart of teaching
pediatricianphysician specializing in the treament of babies and children
pediaricsbranch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children
orthodontistdentist specializing in orthodontics, a branch of dentistry dealing with straightening and agjusting of teeth
orthodoxgenerally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved; conservative
orthographycorrect spelling
orthopedistphysician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, esecially in children
unorthodoxnot orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard, or approved belief or practice, unconventional; heretical
genealogyhistory of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; lineage; pedigree
genesisbirth or coming into being of something; origin
heterogeneousdiffering in kind; sinilar; uniform
homogenziemake homogeneous
barometerinstrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes
chronometerinstrument for measuring time very accurately
diameterstraight line passing through the center of a body or figure from on sid to the other
meterdevice for measuring
odometerinstrument attached to a vehicle for measuting the sidtance traversed
photometerinstrument for measuring intensity of light
symmetrycorrespondence in measurement, shape ect., on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts; harmony; balance
aut, autoself
cracygovernment
dem, demopeople
pan, pantoall, complete
chron, chronotime
maniamadness, insane impluse, craze
pedchild
orthostraight, correct
gen, geno, genearace, kind, birth
meter, metrmeasure
maniacperson affected by an insane impulse
cratadvocate of a type of government


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