Chapter 10 Vocabulary Learning Check Flashcards
1
Q
What is utopia?
A
An ideal or perfect place;
A place achieving social or political perfection
2
Q
What is raucous?
A
Noisy and disorderly
3
Q
What is recourse?
A
A source of help, security, or strength;
Something to turn to;
Alternative
4
Q
What is bureaucratic?
A
Insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering efficiency
5
Q
What is reiterate?
A
To state again
6
Q
What is autonomy?
A
Self-government
7
Q
What is mandate?
A
A group’s expressed wishes;
Clear sign to act;
Vote of confidence
8
Q
What is ostracize?
A
To expel or excluse from a group
9
Q
What is tantamount?
A
Equal in effect or value
10
Q
What is tenacious?
A
Holding firmly;
Persistent
