english #7 Flashcards
Reformer
someone who tries to improve a system or law by changing it
Extensively
in a way that covers a large area or has a great range
Perennial
lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the
time
Recount
to describe how something happened, or to tell a story
Illustrious
famous, well respected, and admired
Alleviate
to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
Coincide
to happen at or near the same time
Foibles
a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not important and not
harming anyone
Relentless
continuing in a severe or extreme way
Tyrant
a ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly
and cruelly
Opt
to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
Retreat
to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or
danger
Infiltrate
to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to
influence the way that group thinks or behaves
Indispensable
Something or someone that is indispensable is so good
or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her
Clique
a small group of people who spend their time together and do not
welcome other people into that group
Abdicate
If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement
that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen
Inviolable
that must be respected and not removed or ignored
Frantic
almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry
Imminent
coming or likely to happen very soon
Oppresse
governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from
having opportunities and freedom
