Chapter 26 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Civilize
To make civil
Fratricide
A person who kills their brother
Legislature
The branch of government with the power to make laws
Mediation
Action in mediating between two or more parties
Population
The total number of people inhabiting a place
Algaecide
A substance that kills algae
Aristocracy
A class of people held above others
Judicial
Pertaining to judgement
Matriarch
The female head of family
Paternal
Fatherly
Territory
Any tract of land
Adjudicate
To pronounce by judicial sentence
Intermediary
Go-betweener
Aqueduct
A construct for conducting water
Herbicide
A substance for killing weeds
Matrimony
Marriage
Popularize
To make popular
Fraternization
To associate in a friendly way
Incivility
The quality of being uncivil
Territorial
Relating to territory
Delegation
A body of delegates
Patronym
A word derived from the name of an ancestor
Autocracy
Government in which one person has unlimited power
Mediator
One who mediates