Speeches Vocab Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Abdicated

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To give up a right or responsibility

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Acquiesce

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To give in or go along without protest

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, vague; having no two or more meanings

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Antiquity

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Ancient period of time

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Arbitrary

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Left to one’s judgement; based on a whim

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Aristocracy

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Government by privileged minority usually of inherited wealth

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7
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Avarice

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Greed

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Consecrate

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To preform a right or ritual to set aside as holy, devote to sacred use

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Despot/despotism

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An absolute ruler; tyrant

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Emigrant/immigrant

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One who leaves a country, one who enters another country

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Enmity

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Extreme hatred

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Eradicate

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To uproot or get rid of

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness

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Hallow

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To regard as holy

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Impious

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Not pious, lacking reverence

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Insurgent

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One who rises up against established authority

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Languish

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To become weak, to live under distressing

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Levy

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To assess as in a tax

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Magnanimity

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Generous in overlooking injury or insult, rising above pettiness

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Malice

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Evil, desire to do harm

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Mercenaries

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Paid soldiers

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Monarchy

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Government by king/queen

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Perfidy

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Treachery, betrayal or trust

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Perish

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Prosterity
All of one's future generation
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Prudent
Exercising sound judgement, cautious in conduct
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Reciprocal
Done or given in return
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Relinquish
To give up or let go
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Requite
To repay someone for a benefit or to compensate for an injury
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Sanguine
Cheerfully optimistic
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Secular
Not connected with a church, not religious
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Supersede
To replace or succeed
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Transient
Of a temporary nature, not lasting
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Tranquility
Peace
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Tyranny
The authority or government of a tyrant or one who rules harshly
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Unalienable
Something cannot be transferred or taken away
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Usurp/usurpation
To overtake; take by force
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Absolved
Free from guilt or duty