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anarchy
total absence of rule or government, confusion, disorder |
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matriarchy
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother |
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monarchy
state ruled by a single person such as a king or queen |
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geomorphic
pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface |
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geophysics
science treating the forces that modify or change the earth |
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antipathy
aversion, feeling against, dislike |
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empathy
complete understanding of another's feelings or motives |
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sympathy
sharing of another's trouble; compassion |
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perimeter
whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure |
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periphrastic
expressed in a roundabout way; the use of too many words to express an idea |
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