HISTORY Passage Vocab Flashcards
sovereignty (n.)
independence
equivocal (adj.)
open to interpretation; unclear
ambiguous (adj.)
unclear or uncertain
condemn (v.)
to publicly criticize or denounce
unduly (adj.)
unnecessarily
concede (v.)
to unwillingly agree
enfranchisement (n.)
granting the right to (freedom); freeing someone from oppression
refute (v.)
to prove wrong
reverence (n.)
respected
solemn (adj.)
serious; grave and dull
suffrage (n.)
the right to vote
susceptible (adj.)
easily influenced by something; easily affected
abjure (v.)
to formally reject a claim or belief
arboreal (adj.)
relating to trees
denigrate (v.)
attack the good name or reputation of someone
conflagration (n.)
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
everate (v.)
to weaken or wear down
perfidious (adj.)
deceitful and untrustworthy
indispensable (adj.)
absolutely necessary
constitution (n.)
the basic set of principles by the federal government in the US
congress (n.)
the national legislative body of the US
arbitrary (adj.)
(of power or ruling body) tyrannical or undemocratic
censure (v.)
to express severe disapproval; condemn or criticize
idealism (n.)
the practice of forming ideals; “perfect” ideas
