vocab deck 4 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
blockade
A
a barrier
2
Q
necessity
A
something essential
3
Q
unity
A
union
4
Q
fraudulent
A
dishonest
5
Q
vilify
A
to slander
6
Q
turbulent
A
stirred up
7
Q
violence
A
fury
8
Q
amnesty
A
pardon
9
Q
absence
A
nonattendance
10
Q
terrify
A
to fill with extreme fear
11
Q
banquet
A
a formal dinner
12
Q
fiasco
A
a big or humiliating failure
13
Q
dynasty
A
a line of rulers from the same family
14
Q
catastrophe
A
calamity
15
Q
perception
A
process of becoming aware through senses
16
Q
treason
A
disloyalty
17
Q
memorandum
A
a reminder
18
Q
expertise
A
specialized skill or knowledge
19
Q
proprietor
A
the owner of a business
20
Q
adversary
A
an enemy
21
Q
plumage
A
the feathers of a bird
22
Q
legacy
A
estate
23
Q
ingredient
A
component
24
Q
posterity
A
future generations
25
lobbyist
a person urging lawmakers on behalf of someone
26
plague
a highly infectious disease
27
clarity
distinctiveness
28
interpreter
a person who translates languages
29
aviary
a large enclosure for keeping birds
30
sage
intelectual
