LOF Essential Vocabulary

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Dictatorship

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A form of government in which a person or a small group rules with almost unlimited power

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Savagery

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Extremely cruel and violent behavior

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Civilization

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A large group of people who share certain advanced ways of living and working

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Microcosm

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A smaller, simplified version of a larger whole, like a 'miniature world' that represents a bigger system

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Hierarchy

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A system for organizing people or things in a series of levels based on rank or importance

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Furtive

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Done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

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Demented

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Mentally disturbed; mad; insane

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Id

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The first part of our personality to develop; all basic needs and desires

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Ego

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The rational part of our mind; represents what may be called reason and common sense

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Superego

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The moral part of our mind, reflecting the internalization of cultural rules