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ARCHruler or chief

• Unit Words archenemy, monarch, archangel,
  anarchy, archive, archrival, architect,
  hierarchy, archetype, archipelago
• Additional words matriarch, patriarch,
  oligarchy, archaic, archaeopteryx,

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Vocab (archruler) Homework (small project
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• Complete all 4 sides of WS
• This includes writing 10 sentences.
• This includes choosing EITHER Option 1 (_at_ bottom
  of page 83) or Option 2 (_at_ bottom of page 84)
  
• As a study guide, you must complete Vocabulary
  Sketches, but it is OPTIONAL to create flashcards
  instead.
• Homework is due on Mon., 1/12
• Vocab Test is Fri., 2/16

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hierarchy, n.

• a body of rulers arranged by rank a system or
  organization in which people or groups are ranked
  one above the other according to status or
  authority
• First Known Use 14th century

• Some corporations implement a reduction of work
  force during economically difficult times, and
  sadly it is usually the people at the bottom of
  the corporate hierarchy that lose their jobs
  first.

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archipelago, n.

• chief sea, now any sea interspersed with islands
  a group of islands something resembling an
  archipelago especially a group or scattering of
  similar things (an archipelago of small parks
  within the city)
• First Known Use 1589

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architect, n.

• chief builder a person who designs buildings a
  person who designs and guides a plan, project,
  etc. (the architect of American foreign policy)
• First Known Use 1563

• Who was the architect of the economic plan that
  rebuilt Europe after World War II?

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archive, n.

• chief of public records a place in which public
  records or historical documents are preserved

• In 1995, the movie To Kill a Mockingbird was
  selected for preservation in the United States
  National Film Registry by the Library of Congress
  as being culturally, historically, or
  aesthetically significant the movie is now being
  stored in a film archive in Washington, D.C.

• First Known Use 1603

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archetype, n.

• chief or original pattern a perfect example of
  something prototype
• Examples are the hero, the damsel in distress,
  the battle between good and evil
• First Known Use 1545

• Effective problem solving is the archetype of a
  successful entrepreneur.

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monarch, n.

• one chief ruler a person (such as a king or
  queen) who rules a kingdom or empire, usually for
  life and by hereditary right
• First Known Use 15th century

• The ruling monarch of Britain in 1558 was Queen
  Elizabeth I.

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anarchy, n.

• without rule, chaos a state of lawlessness or
  political disorder due to the absences of
  governmental authority disorder
• First Known Use 1539

• When the teacher is absent, there is anarchy in
  the classroom according to some substitute
  teacher notes left behind.

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archrival, n

• a chief rival opponent
• First Known Use 1941

• In baseball, the Boston Red Sox and the New York
  Yankees are archrivals.

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archenemy, n.

• chief enemy someones main enemy
• First Known Use 1550

• Tom cat and Jerry mouse were archenemies.

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archangel, n.

• a ruling angel an angel of the highest rank in
  medieval angelology one of the nine orders of
  celestial attendants
• First Known Use 12th century

• Michael is an archangel who leads the spiritual
  militia to defend the children of God by waging
  war against Satan and his demonic forces.

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matriarch, n.

• the mother and ruler of a family or of her
  descendants a ruler by maternal right
• First Known Use 1606

• Our grandmother was the familys matriarch.

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patriarch, n.

• the father and ruler of a family one who governs
  his family or descendants by paternal right an
  official (called a bishop) of very high rank in
  the Orthodox Church
• First Known Use 13th century

• Our grandfather was the familys patriarch.

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oligarchy, n.

• a form of government in which the supreme power
  is placed in the hands of a few persons the
  people that control a country, business, etc.
• First Known Use 1542

• Many political cartoons suggest that an oligarchy
  rules our nation.

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archaic, adj.

• old and no longer used of, relating to, or
  characteristic of an earlier or more primitive
  time obsolete outdated
• First Known Use 1832

• The company needs to update its archaic computer
  systems.

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archaeopteryx, n.

• a primitive crow-sized bird of the Jurassic
  period of Europe having reptilian characteristics
  (as teeth and a long bony tail with feathers)
• First Known Use 1859