Social Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 229640688 | Nomadic | A restless mobile society | 1 | |
| 229640689 | Pastoral | Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle | 2 | |
| 229640690 | Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native | 3 | |
| 229640691 | Amerindian | Any member of people living in North or South America before the Europeans | 4 | |
| 229640692 | Aborigine | A person, animal, or plant that has been in a country from earlier times. | 5 | |
| 229640693 | Egalitarian | Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights | 6 | |
| 229640694 | Barbarians | A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations | 7 | |
| 229640695 | Savages | A member of people regarded as primitive and uncivilized | 8 | |
| 229640696 | Homogeneous | Of the same kind; alike | 9 | |
| 229640697 | Hierarchy | A system in which people are ranked one above the other according to status | 10 | |
| 229640698 | Social stratification | The condition of being arranged in social classes with a group | 11 | |
| 229640699 | Elite | A group of people considered to be the best in particular society | 12 | |
| 229640700 | Patriarchal | A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men. | 13 | |
| 229640701 | Matriarchal | A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe. | 14 | |
| 229640702 | Caste | Each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society | 15 | |
| 229640703 | Sati | The wife of Shiva, reborn as Parvarti | 16 | |
| 229640704 | Infanticide | The crime of killing a child within a year of birth | 17 | |
| 229640705 | Oppress | Keep in hardship, by the unjust exercise of aurthority | 18 | |
| 229640706 | Subjugate | Bring under domination or control by conquest | 19 | |
| 229640707 | Marital fidelity | Faithfulness of mariage | 20 | |
| 229640708 | Spouse | A husband or a wife | 21 | |
| 229640709 | Offspring | A person's child or children | 22 | |
| 229640710 | Chastity | The state of practice of avoiding from sexual intercourse | 23 | |
| 229640711 | Filial piety | Respect owed to one's parents and ancestors | 24 | |
| 229640712 | Frugal | Sparing or economical with regard to money and food | 25 | |
| 229640713 | Venerate | Regard with respect; revere | 26 | |
| 229640714 | Reverence | Deep respect for | 27 | |
| 229640715 | Ancestor worship | Worship of ancestors | 28 | |
| 229640716 | Social harmony | Agreement in feeling | 29 | |
| 229640717 | Benevolence | Disposition to do good | 30 | |
| 229640718 | Corporal punishment | Physical punishment, such as canning or flagging. | 31 | |
| 229640719 | Multi ethnic | Involving several ethnic groups | 32 | |
| 229640720 | Cosmopolitan | Familiar with and at ease in any different countries and cultures. | 33 |