Vocab Study Sheet Flashcards

Flashcards created from the vocabulary study sheet for Quiz 1 on Tuesday (9/29).

indigenous (adj.)

1. produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region. 2. (capitalized as Indigenous) of, relating to, or descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a place and especially of a place that was colonized.

colonize (v.)

To settle in and take control of a foreign land, often by sending citizens to live there and setting up a government.

abundance (n.)

Having a very large quantity, a plentiful supply, or more than enough of something.

regard (v.)

To consider or have an opinion on something or someone.

pestilential (adj.)

1. Causing or likely to cause deadly, infectious disease; 2. morally corrupting or harmful.

inconceivable (adj.)

Impossible to imagine or think of.

credibility (n.)

The quality of being trusted and believed in; how much weight a source's claims deserve based on the source's reliability.

commodity (n.)

A basic raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought, sold, and traded in large quantities.

franchise (n.)

The right to vote.

democratic (adj.)

1. Based on a form of government in which the people choose leaders by voting : of, relating to, or favoring democracy. 2. relating to the idea that all people should be treated equally.