vocab from classical roots lesson 3

archaic

• characteristic of a much earlier or primitive period

• antiquated, out of date

archetype

an original model or type from which similar forms are copied

archipelago

• a group of many islands for the sea containing them

• a group of separate entities contained within a defined area

archive

the collected records or an organization, institution, or public person

anarchy

• absence of any form of government or political authority, lawlessness

• disorder and confusion

oligarchy

government by the few, especially a faction of persons or families

demagogue

a leader or agitator who appeals to people’s passions and prejudices rather than to their reason

demographer

one who studies the characteristics of populations and analyzes data such as numbers, births, deaths, diseases, and other viral statistics

endemic

commonly found in a particular region or among a particular people

pandemic

spread throughout a wide geographical area, worldwide

gregarious

• liking companionship, sociable

• tending to love or move in groups of one’s own kind

aggregation

a large group or collection of people, animals, or things

egregious

extraordinarily bad, flagrant

icon

• an image, representation, or symbol

• a representation or picture of a sacred personage or event, traditionally painted on wooden panels in the manner of eastern orthodox churches

• a person greatly admired for a particular talent, quality or service

iconoclastic

• breaking or destroying images (eastern orthodox churches)

• attacking or overthrowing tradition or popular ideas, institutions, or conventions