SS Quiz 2

Coercion

Using force or threat of force to get someone to do something.

Adjudicate

Make a formal judgement or decision about a problem or significant issue.

Monopolized

Take the greatest share of something; get or keep something for one’s self.

Bureaucracy

A body of non-elected government officials; an administrative or policy-making group.

Ostentatious

Characterized by a vulgar or pretentious display; showy in a bad way.

Precarious

Not in a secure position; uncertain.

Capricious

Given to sudden changes in mood or behavior.

Incantations

Use of words in a magical spell or charm.

Salinization

A substance with salt added to it.

Cosmopolitan

Having a mix of different people or cultures.

Modernity

Permeates

Antecedents

Punctuated

Contentious

Circumscribed

Pervasive

Primoridal