Vocab List 9 Flashcards
(n.) A preliminary or preparatory statement in speech or writing; an introductory paragraph, section, or clause; a preface, a prologue, an introduction. (v.) To make a preamble or introductory statement.
Preamble
Preamble
(n.) A preliminary or preparatory statement in speech or writing; an introductory paragraph, section, or clause; a preface, a prologue, an introduction. (v.) To make a preamble or introductory statement.
Posterity
n.) All future generations of people collectively, esp. regarded as the beneficiaries of a particular inheritance, tradition, culture, etc. for (also in) posterity: for (the sake or good of) future generations; for the future.
n.) All future generations of people collectively, esp. regarded as the beneficiaries of a particular inheritance, tradition, culture, etc. for (also in) posterity: for (the sake or good of) future generations; for the future.
Posterity
Disfranchise
v.) to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote; to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right.
v.) to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote; to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right.
Disfranchise
Odious
adj.) Deserving of hatred; exciting hatred or repugnance; hateful; disagreeable; offensive; repulsive. Also with to.
adj.) Deserving of hatred; exciting hatred or repugnance; hateful; disagreeable; offensive; repulsive. Also with to.
Odious
Oligarchy
n.) A form of government or organization in which all power is vested in a few persons or is confined to a small group; the controlling faction in such an organization.
n.) A form of government or organization in which all power is vested in a few persons or is confined to a small group; the controlling faction in such an organization.
Oligarchy
Discord
n.) Absence of concord or harmony (between persons); disagreement of opinions and aims; variance, dissension, strife.
Imminent
adj.) Likely to occur at any moment; impending. Projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.
adj.) Likely to occur at any moment; impending. Projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.
Imminent
Lexicographer
n.) A writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
n.) A writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
Lexicographer
Usurp
v.) To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. To use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.
v.) To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. To use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.
usurp
Formidable
adj.) Causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. Of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. Arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc. Of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.
adj.) Causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. Of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. Arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc. Of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.
Formidable
Inure
v.) Trans. To bring (a person, etc.) by use, habit, or continual exercise to a certain condition or state of mind, to the endurance of a certain condition, to the following of a certain kind of life, etc.; to accustom, habituate. Const. to (unto).
v.) Trans. To bring (a person, etc.) by use, habit, or continual exercise to a certain condition or state of mind, to the endurance of a certain condition, to the following of a certain kind of life, etc.; to accustom, habituate. Const. to (unto).
inure
Futile
adj.) Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile. Trifling; frivolous; unimportant.
adj.) Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile. Trifling; frivolous; unimportant.
futile
Engender
v.) To produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence. To beget; procreate.
v.) To produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence. To beget; procreate.
engender
Insular
adj.) Isolated, provincial.
adj.) Isolated, provincial.
insular
Vacillate
v.) To waver, show indecision.
v.) To waver, show indecision.
Vacillate
Acquiesce
v.) To agree without protest, accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly.
v.) To agree without protest, accept without argument or resistance, give in quietly.
Acquiesce
Jurisdiction
noun
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
noun
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
Jurisdiction
Plunder
verb
1.
steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
“looters moved into the disaster area to plunder stores”
synonyms: pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, despoil, strip, ravage, lay waste, devastate, sack, rape
“they plundered the countryside”
steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder.
synonyms: steal, purloin, thieve, seize, pillage; embezzle
“money plundered from pension funds”
take material from (artistic or academic work) for one’s own purposes.
“we shall plunder related sciences to assist our research”
noun
noun: plunder
1.
the violent and dishonest acquisition of property.
Ravage
verb
1.
cause severe and extensive damage to.
“fears that a war could ravage their country”
synonyms: lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate; More
noun
plural noun: ravages; noun: ravage
1.
the severely damaging or destructive effects of something.
“his face had withstood the ravages of time”
Consanguinity
Consanguinity (“blood relation”, from the Latin consanguinitas) is the property of being from the same kinship as another person. In that aspect, consanguinity is the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person.
