Age of Religious Wars Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Tumultuous
A
Loud and confused
2
Q
Egregious
A
Substantially bad, shocking
3
Q
Contemporaries
A
People/Things
4
Q
Posthumous
A
Occurring after death
5
Q
Dichotomy
A
The division of two things presented as complete opposites
6
Q
Cleavage
A
Sharp division
7
Q
Morose
A
Ill-Tempered
8
Q
Melancholy
A
Sadness with no obvious cause
9
Q
Defenestrate
A
To throw someone out a window
10
Q
Apogee
A
Height
11
Q
Nadir
A
Bottom
12
Q
Jingoism
A
Extreme patriotism
13
Q
Bellicose
A
Willingness to fight
14
Q
Malevolence
A
Wishing to enact evil on others
15
Q
Misogyny
A
Prejudice against women
