Amsterdam High School

2007 - 2008 Words of the Day

Here are a list of the Words so far this year, arranged by date.  The breaks in the list indicate a change in weeks and / or the breaks between Word of the Day Quizzes.
Date Word Definition

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9/10 Ethnocentric Judging other cultures by your own & finding them wrong or bad
9/11 Cultural Diffusion The mixing of cultures through trade, travel, or conquest
9/12 Golden Age The high point of a culture: language, art, economy, etc
9/13 Culture The arts, beliefs, customs, language, & laws created by a group
 

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9/17 Matriarchal Head of the family / society is female
9/18 Patriarchal Head of the family / society is male
9/19 Horizontal Parallel to the horizon
9/20 Vertical Perpendicular to the horizon
 

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9/24 Succeeded The next person in line to rule
9/25 Founded The past tense of found, meaning to have created or built
9/26 Agriculture The science of farming
9/27 Irrigation The process of moving water from where it is to where you need it
 

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10/1 Superior Above or better than
10/2 Egress An exit or way out
10/3 To, Two, Too 1.  An article often used before a verb;  2.  A number;  3.  Means 'also'  or  'as well as'
10/9 Redundant A repetitive restatement of the same information
10/10 Then, Than 1.  Shows a sequence in time;   2.  Shows contrast
10/11 Antidisestablishmentarianism Being against the state sponsorship of a church
 

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10/15 Oxymoron Two opposing words used to describe one thing
10/16 Citadel A fort in the center of a city; temple, palace, & barracks  enclosed with walls
10/17 Your / You're 1.  A possessive that shows ownership;  2.  A contraction of a subject and a verb
10/18 Aquaduct A pipe of canal to carry water
10/22 Mnemonic A memory device, named after the Greek goddess of memory
10/23 Ignorance Not knowing
10/24 Apathy Not caring
10/25 Plateau A flat area of land above the height of the surrounding land
 

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10/29 Circumnavigate To sail around the world
10/30 Quantity Amount or number
10/31 Quality Refers to the superiority, or lack thereof, of someone or something
11/1 Hierarchy A ranking of people or items
 

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11/5 Monarch, -y A king or queen; a gov't ruled by a king or queen
11/6 Former The first item in a list
11/7 Latter The last item in a list
11/8 Indigenous The native people in an area
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