VFA Lesson 13

The word FEUDAL MOST NEARLY means:

• (adj) having supreme rank or power

• (verb) to take the place of or occupy without right

• (adj) relating to a system in which people (called "vassals") were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord

• (adj) ruling with unlimited power or authority

The word DESPOT MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others

• (noun) a ruler with absolute power

• (adj) relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control over every aspect of people's lives

• (noun) a social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank

The word SOVEREIGN MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) a state governed by a few people or families

• (noun) independence; self-determination or self-governance

• (adj) ruling with unlimited power or authority

• (noun) a king, queen, or other noble person who serves as head of state; a ruler or monarch

The word AUTONOMY MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant

• (verb) to take the place of or occupy without right

• (noun) independence; self-determination or self-governance

• (adj) ruling with unlimited power or authority

The word CASTE MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) a social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank

• (noun) dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others

• (noun) government by a few, especially by a small faction of people

  or families

• (noun) a king, queen, or other noble person who serves as head of state; a ruler or monarch

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj) ruling with unlimited power or authority

• HEGEMONY

• AUTOCRATIC

• USURP

• AUTONOMY

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(verb) to take and hold power or rights by force and without legal authority

• USURP

• OLIGARCHY

• TOTALITARIAN

• AUTOCRATIC

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others

• CASTE

• HEGEMONY

• OLIGARCHY

• FEUDAL

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(adj) relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control over every aspect of people's lives

• USURP

• DESPOT

• AUTONOMY

• TOTALITARIAN

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) government by a few, especially by a small faction of people

or families

• CASTE

• SOVEREIGN

• DESPOT

• OLIGARCHY