Vocab week 17 flash cards

Question 1

Accord

Answer 1

1.A feeling of agreement or harmony; a formal agreement

Question 2

Affirm

Answer 2

1.To declare positively

Question 3

Bequeath

Answer 3

1. To pass on to others

2. To leave to another in one’s will

Question 4

Citadel

Answer 4

1.A fortress on a hill; a strongholdd

Question 5

Confer

Answer 5

1. To grant or bestow

2. To consult

Question 6

Coup

Answer 6

1. A successful action that brings about a striking change

2. The overthrow of a government, especially by a group that has a military or political power

Question 7

Dignitary

Answer 7

1.A person who holds a high rank or position of honor

Question 8

Embroil

Answer 8

1.To involve in an argument or conflict

Question 9

Epoch

Answer 9

1.An extended period of time marked by a series or related events

Question 10

Impeccable

Answer 10

1.Free from fault or flaw; perfect

Question 11

Institute

Answer 11

1. To establish, organize, or put into effect; to begin

2. An organization set up to promote education or a particular cause

Question 12

Patriarch

Answer 12

1.The male founder or ruler, such as of a family or tribe

Question 13

Rapport

Answer 13

1.A feeling of harmonious connection between two people or groups of people

Question 14

Renounce

Answer 14

1.To give up a right to, abandon; reject

Question 15

Rhetoric

Answer 15

1. The art of using language skillfully

2. Exaggerated or insincere language that is without real meaning or worth