Speeches Vocab Flashcards
(39 cards)
Abdicated
To give up a right or responsibility
Acquiesce
To give in or go along without protest
Ambiguous
Unclear, vague; having no two or more meanings
Antiquity
Ancient period of time
Arbitrary
Left to one’s judgement; based on a whim
Aristocracy
Government by privileged minority usually of inherited wealth
Avarice
Greed
Consecrate
To preform a right or ritual to set aside as holy, devote to sacred use
Despot/despotism
An absolute ruler; tyrant
Emigrant/immigrant
One who leaves a country, one who enters another country
Enmity
Extreme hatred
Eradicate
To uproot or get rid of
Fidelity
Faithfulness
Hallow
To regard as holy
Impious
Not pious, lacking reverence
Insurgent
One who rises up against established authority
Languish
To become weak, to live under distressing
Levy
To assess as in a tax
Magnanimity
Generous in overlooking injury or insult, rising above pettiness
Malice
Evil, desire to do harm
Mercenaries
Paid soldiers
Monarchy
Government by king/queen
Perfidy
Treachery, betrayal or trust
Perish
To die