6.1 VOCAB

genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy

story of a person's life written by the person himself or herself

ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot; dictator

person's signature written by himself or herself

acting by itself; self-regulating

technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls

purely mechanical person following a routine; robot

self-governing; independent; sovereign

right of self-government; independence; sovereignty

medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; postmortem examination

1. government or country governed by a small privileged upper class

government. or country governed by one individual with self-derived unlimited power

government by bureaus or groups of officials; administration characterized by excessive red tap and routine

government or country governed by the people; rule by the majority

government or country governed by the rich

government or country governed by technical experts

1. advocate of aristocracy

member of the Democratic Party

political leader who stirs up the people for personal advantage; rabble-rouser

based on the principles of democracy, or government by the people

make democratic

(adj.) affecting many people in an area at the same time; widespread

remedy for all ills; cure-all; universal remedy; elixir

of or pertaining to all the countries of North, South, and Central America

wild uproar; very noisy din; wild disorder; tumult; racket

error in chronology or time order

historical account of events in order of time; history; annals

arranged in order of time

arrangement of data or events in order of time of occurrence

cause to agree in time; make simultaneous

insane impulse to steal

1. madness; insanity

raving lunatic; mad or insane person; crackpot

characterized by madness; insane; raving

insane impulse to set fires

work offering alphabetically arranged information on various branches of knowledge

having to do with orthopedics, the science dealing with the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children

teacher of children

art of teaching

physician specializing in the treatment of babies and children

branch of medicine dealing with the care, development, and diseases of babies and children

dentist specializing in orthodontics, a branch of dentistry dealing with straightening and adjusting of teeth

generally accepted, especially in religion; conventional; approved; conservative

correct spelling

physician specializing in the correction and prevention of deformities, especially in children

not orthodox; not in accord with accepted, standard, or approved belief or practice; unconventional; heretical

history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; lineage; pedigree

birth or coming into being of something; origin

differing in kind; dissimilar; not uniform; varied

of the same kind; similar; uniform

make homogeneous

instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes

instrument for measuring time very accurately

straight line passing through the center of a body or figure from one side to the other; length of such a line; thickness; width

1. device for measuring 2. unit of measure in the metric system; 39.37 inches

instrument attached to a vehicle for measuring the distance traversed

instrument for measuring intensity of light

instrument for measuring speed; tachometer

correspondence in measurements, shape, etc., on opposite sides of a dividing line; well-balanced arrangement of parts; harmony

instrument for measuring temperature

automatic device for regulating temperature

Self

Government

People

All, complete

Time

Madness, insane impulse, craze

Child

Straight, correct

race, kind, birth

measure