Chap 2 Trad Vocab Flashcards
Vestment
A outer garment
Tarry
To remain or stay in place “loiter”
Evangelism
Preaching or making known of the gospel
Compatriot
A native or inhabitant of ones own country
Excommunicate
To cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church a church sentence
Despot
A king or other ruler with absolute unlimited power “autocrat”
Harry
To harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks
2) to ravage as in war (devastate)
Pacifism
Opposition to war or violence of an kind
2) refusal to engage in military activity due to personal beliefs
Bolster
A long often cylindrical cushion or pillow for a bed or sofa
2) anything resembling this in form or in use as support
Disparage
Belittle, to speak of or treat in a derogatory way.
2) to Injure someone’s reputation
Hamper
To hold back, hinder, impede
2) to interfere with
Disperse
To send off on various directions to spread widely
Redeem
To buy back or pay off
Provincial
Belonging or peculiar to some particular province (unit of a country)
Utopian
Utopia
Idealized perfection
Pummel
To beat or thrash with fists
Homogeneous
All of the same kind
Strident
Making a harsh sound
Shrill quality character
Middling
Average in size quantity or quality
Mediocre
Pragmatic
Practical point of view
Pragmatism- character that emphasizes practicality
Sporadic
Appearing at irregular intervals in time
Homestead
Any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home
Proprietary
Belonging to a proprietor (the owner of a business establishment
Maraud
To roam or go around in quest of plunder to rob goods by force
Raids
Blithe
Joyful, merry, or gay in disposition
