Vocab Flashcards
Patriarch
The male head of a family or tribe
Conservative/Conservatism
Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values
- traditionalist
Allotted
Allocate/assign
Provenance
Origin/source
- the place of origin or earliest known history of something
Milieu
A person’s social environment
Bigot/bigotry
Intolerance towards those who hold different opinions from oneself
Affiliate
Associate with
Doctrine
A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party or other group
Blighted/blight
A thing that spoils or damages something
- a plant disease (infect)
Constitutes
Be (a part) of a whole
Give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law
(Inaugurate)
-this firmly shows
Encompass
Surround and have or hold within
Surround
Subdue
Overcome, quieten or bring under control (a feeling or person)
Sentiment
A view or opinion that is held or expressed.
- an exaggerated and self indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness or nostalgia
Verdict
Judgment / opinion
- a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
Potent
Having great power, influence or effect
Tyranny
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Autocracy/dictatorship
Quandary
Predicament/ dilemma
Retain
Keep
Inaugural
First/initial
Marking the beginning of an institution, activity or period of office
Gleaned
Obtain (information) from various sources, often will difficulty
Stifle
Suffocate
Suppress
Anecdotal
Unreliable - based on personal accounts rather than facts
Prosper
Wealth/affluence
Propriety
Decorum/ correctness
Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals
Suffrage
The right to vote
Temperance
Abstinence from alcoholic drink
Pioneer
A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area
Quintessence
The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
