Practice drill 3- working backward Flashcards
legality
N: the quality or state of being legal
“documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale”
sovereign
N: a supreme ruler, especially a monarch; ruler.
“the Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain”
A: possessing supreme or ultimate power; supreme absolute.
“in modern democracies the people’s will is in theory sovereign”
duplicity
N: deceitfulness; double-dealing.
“he was accused of duplicity and branded a traitor”
deceit
N: the action of lying, misleading or hiding the truth.
hierachy
N: a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
“the initiative was with those lower down in the hierarchy”
feudalism
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, and cultural customs that flourished in Medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries.
solitude
N: the state or situation of being alone; isolation, loniness
“she savored her few hours of freedom and solitude”
opposition
N: open resistance; bold disobedience.
“the demonstration was held in defiance of official warnings”
conviction
N: 顶罪; sentence, judgment.
2. a firmly held belief or opinion.
- “she had a previous conviction for a similar offense”
- “she takes pride in stating her political convictions”
withdrawn
A: not wanting to communicate with other people.
“a disorder characterized by withdrawn and fearful behavior”
jury
N: people ( 12 ) selected to decide if a person is guilty or innocent in law case.
V: judge (an art or craft exhibition or exhibit).
“the exhibition was juried by a tapestry artist”
eradicate
V: destroy completely; put an end to.
“this disease has been eradicated from the world”
