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Vocabulary (Week #8)
Vocabulary from Week 8
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English
9th Grade
12/05/2013

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Term
endocrine
Definition
secreting internally (adj.)
Term
exocrine
Definition
secreting externally (adj.)
Term
endogamy
Definition
marriage within the tribe, caste, or social group (n.)
Term
exogamy
Definition
marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group (n.)
Term
endogenous
Definition
produced from within; due to internal causes (adj.)
Term
exogenous
Definition
produced from without; due to external causes
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endoskeleton
Definition
internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal (n.)
Term
exoskeleton
Definition
hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster (n.)
Term
endosmosis
Definition
osmosis inward (n.)
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exosmosis
Definition
osmosis outward (n.)
Term
endocarditis
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the heart (n.)
Term
endoderm
Definition
membrane-like tissue lining the digestive tract (n.)
Term
endoparasite
Definition
parasite living in the internal organs of an animal (n.)
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ectoparasite
Definition
parasite living on the exterior of an animal (n.)
Term
endophyte
Definition
plant growing within another plant (n.)
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exoteric
Definition
external; exterior, readily understandable (adj.)
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esoteric
Definition
inner; private; difficult to understand (adj.)
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exotic
Definition
1. introduced from a foreign country (adj.)
2. excitingly strange (adj.)
Term
anarchy
Definition
total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder (n.)
Term
autarchy
Definition
rule be an absolute sovereign (n.)
Term
hierarchy
Definition
body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it (n.)
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matriarchy
Definition
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother (n.)
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monarchy
Definition
state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen (n.)
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oligarchy
Definition
form of government in which a few people have the power (n.)
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patriarchy
Definition
form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father (n.)
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