history vocabulary Flashcards

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rally synonym

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reassemble, reunite, troops to continue fighing

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potlach

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NW tribes, a ritual to put away materials to show wealth

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to be indentured

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force to work by contract

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the austerity of the English church

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severity, strictness, seriousness

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pulpit

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the rised platform at church from which preacher delivers his sermons

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a recognized autonomous branch of a Christian church

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denomination

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the congregations of the church

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the pews

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escapism

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dreaming, tendency to seek distraction from unpleasant reality

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improbable

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doubtful, dubious, unlikely to happen, debatable

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the fanciful, fanciful story

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imaginative, unrealistic

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termagant

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overbearing woman, harsh-tempered woman

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noble

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lofty

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mocking

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derisive, making fun of somebody, scoffing, teasing

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henpecked

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nagging by

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the magical hues of the mountain

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color, tone / romantic literature/

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a keg

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small barrel e.g. for beer

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enchantment

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the feeling of great pleasure, delight
Such an enchanting smile.
You are enchanting me since the first moment I saw you.
She is simply enchanting.

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a person who hoards the money and wealth while spending almost nothing

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miser
penny-pincher
misarable

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a protective or decorative garment

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apron

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skirmish

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battle

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minutemen

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volunteers ready to fight in a minute

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being reluctant, refusing,

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balk et

The Congress balked at putting up the money.

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avail

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use or take advantage of
available - serving to purpose, assist, benefit
valoir Frenche be strong
valere - Latin be worth
He knows that work will avail him a little.

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tramp

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stump, crush,

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The congress ....... overthrowing existing royal governments.
endorse, approve, favor,
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disowned
refuse to maintain any connection
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amend
revise, change, modify, mend meaning add to legislation, Latin mend - defect, menda - fault, amendare - to correct,
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The declaration was ..... to ignore slavery.
amended
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endow
property
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support the idea
invoke the idea, REFER TO to mention the idea in order to influence people, invocation - to call upon, to appeal invocation - petition to God,
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encroachment CROC
invasion intrusion, trespass, en in croc hook seize, fasten CROC HOOK--> SEIZE, EN -IN CROACH-MENT--->INVASION
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make law
enact en put in the act establishes, sanction into law enactment passing the law
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The British enacted taxes
make a tax law
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a sailing ship
a schooner
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delay, or prevent by obstructing them
impede / literary to shackle the feet/ ped foot lat impedare in the way, delay movement of something, or progress of something. impedience - resistance of electric circuit impending impedes This will impede learning. The underbrush will impede the progress of animals.
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potassium nitrite
saltpeter
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work under supervision to be trained
apprentice, apprehendere, Latin grasp, take hold, grasp, French apprenti - someone learning ADJ unskilled apprehend - grasp with the mind, or sense; ghend to seize or take prae before Italian grasp presa
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He was .... to a sailor.
ap--prentic--ed
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open rebellion agains the authorities/ soldiers, sailors/
mutiny
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withdraw the weapons or the military equipment
decommissioned
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quick, fast, acting in excessive urgency
hasty | I'm asking you not to make a hasty decision.
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control, elegance,
poise | She received me with incredible poise for one so young.
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an arrangement of flowers
a wreath ceremony | A wreath lying ceremony is held each year.
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unable to be taken away | the Creator gave them gifts, freedom, free to pursue happiness,
unalienable
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to give rise to
spawn
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twist together
intervene, to happen between two points in time
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yeoman
a man holding and cultivating a small estate
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speaking about something or to someone mocking way
scoff
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taper off, cool off
fizzle out
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mission
1. send to abroad 2.missio, Latin, the act of sending, a release 3. discharge from service, dismissal, 4 an organized effort to spread of religion 5commissioned - sending someone, man on a mission 6 dispatch a military aircraft for the operation 7. mission control expanded by 1962 when prolong the mission
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mission + add
admission- acceptable as evidence in a court; having a right to be admitted to a place admissible admit
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mission +co
commission commit compromise
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mission + de / di/
``` demise demission demiss demit dissmiss ```
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mission, emit
emit
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mission + int
intermission | intermit
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man mass +mission mess miss
``` manumission manumit mass mess message misse en scene ```
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admissible synonyms
acceptable bearable tolerable
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admission - ad - mittere, admissio
let in, acceptance, approval, mittere past let go, send,
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admit synonyms AACDDD
acknowledge, accept, confess, disclose, declare, divulge,
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commission
instruction, a duty, given to a person synonym work, job, task, project, employment, a group of people official charged with some function synonym committee, board, council, panel give an order to produce, build a building, equipment com with, mittere release, give away, send order the authority is given to another to buy and sell goods
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commit
``` com with mittere let go, send, throw, to release committee to give in charge, entrust synonym perpetrate, do, perform, enact, dedicate, pledge, devote, ```
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compromise
Lat compromissus, past compromittere com together, promittere promise settlement, trade-off, agreement,
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de
down
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demiss adj
submissive, humble, lowly de low missus let down de mittere, to send down
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demission
act of putting away, letting go, lay off, giving up
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demise
des put away, past desmetre, Fra, dismiss | transference of land, property, sovereignity
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demit
run or flow down, mittere let go
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dismiss
dis apart release from duty, court restrain, mittere send, let go remove from office, employment,
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dis
lack off, opposite off, apart away | dishonest, disallow, discard
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mittere
send away, let go, throw,
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emit
produce, or discharge something,
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intermission
inter between, mittere, interruption, temporary pause
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intermit
intermittere, leave off, suspend, omit, neglect
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manumission
liberation from slavery, restrain, bondage | man hand, + mittere
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manumit
send of one hand, set a slave free
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mess
missuss course of dinner, provision of food for one meal
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message
missus, sending away
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a mix of ideas
hodgepodge
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a person who is supposed to be able to see what the future holds through the supernatural ability
seer
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a work strongly influencing later developments
seminal | synonym fundamental
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surrounded by; in the middle of;
amid
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curious
in-qui-sitive | We were met by three inquisitive stares
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act in accordance with
abide | I don't need to abide by the rules.
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belonging to the same era
contemporary, Latin tempus time, con with
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seclusion from the society
reclusive tendencies
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the present time furniture
the contemporary furniture
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cause to be, become
render, to express in words, to portray - to describe or depict in a certain way The strong winds could render some areas under the water.
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to express the strong disapproval
condemn | He was condemned to hard labor.
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death penalty
condemn to death
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I condemned contemporary American society as too greedy.
I strongly disagree with the current American society as to be too greedy.
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self-rejection
abnegation It is sad to witness the abnegation of human rights. It is a part of the abnegation of learning and senseless worship of youth which destroyed our values.
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soak, wet
drench
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hold within
encompass | The dark romantic writers encompassed this theme.
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the collection of poems
anthology
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to promise, to swear
vow
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achievement
feat | The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
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difficult life
tormented life
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What is the name of the equipment used brick mason?
trowel
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personal servant
valet
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call for, invite
summoned | They were summoned to the court.
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sadness, misery
sorrow