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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| emancipation (n.) | the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. | The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1865 by Abraham Lincoln. |
| pestilent (adj.) | Destructive to life; deadly | The bubonic plague was a pestilent disease. |
| pestilence (n.) | A fatal epidemic disease like the bubonic plague or scarlet fever | The bubonic plague was a pestilence to be remembered. |
| melancholy (n.) & (adj.) | deep sadness | I felt melancholy when my dog died. |
| autonomy (n.) | 1. a self-governing country or region 2. independence | The United States is known for it's autonomy. |
| impudence (n.) | sassiness, a disrespectful attitude, rudeness | Janice's impudence got her in trouble. |
| beseech (v.) | ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat. | I beseeched my parents for a puppy. |
| din (n.) | a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. | The din at the Bar Mitzvah gave me a headache. |
| ague (n.) | malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering. | I had the ague and had a 103 degree fever. |
| noxious (adj.) | harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. | The snake was very noxious. |
| purge (v.) | rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release. | The locusts purged the land of it's crops. |
| elixir (n.) | a magical or medicinal potion. | The which made an elixir that turned people into animals. |
| marginalize (v.) | treat (a person, group, or concept) as insignificant or peripheral. | Black people were so marginalized in colonial society that they had no rights. |
| subjugate (v.) | bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. | Native Americans were subjugated to reservations. |
| heed (v.) | pay attention to; take notice of. | If you don't heed in class you will get bad grades. |
| taut (adj.) | pulled tightly. | The orthodontist pulled my braces taut. |
| cistern (n.) | a tank for storing water, esp. one supplying taps or as part of a flushing toilet. | There are cisterns in many desert areas. |
| stoic (adj.) | to be unmoved by grief. to have no emotions. Protaning to the stoic school and philosophy. | The poker player had a very stoic poker face. |
| tyrannical (adj.) | exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way. | The ways of the Nazis were tyrannical. |
| tyranny (n.) | cruel and oppressive government or rule. | There was a lot of tyranny in the dictator ship. |
| diminutive (adj.) diminution (n.) | 1. small, little, tiny 2. reduction in the size or importance | He was so shy that he was a very diminutive man. |
| beholden (adj.) | owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. | The indentured servants were beholden to their land owners. |
| etiquette (n.) | the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group. | having proper etiquette is a necessary trait in the upperclass. |
| indentured servant (n.) | a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years. Indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped, convicts, and paupers. | There were many indentured servants who were treated like slaves in colonial times. |
| rebel (n.) | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. a person who resists authority, control, or convention | The rebels were involved in the rebellion. |
| rebellion (n.) | an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention. | There was a rebellion that tried to overthrow the king. |
| patriot (n.) | a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies. | The American patriot loved his country. |
| tories (n.) royalists (n.) | colonists who were loyal to King George III, King of England | The tories wanted the American colonies to stay under the rule of King George III. |
| chattel (n.) | a personal possession. A slave.(referring to humans) | Many people had chattel in America before the Emancipation Proclamation. |
| vermin (n.) | wild mammals and birds that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease, like foxes, rodents, insect pests, parasitic worms or insects. pests. | The old man's house was full of vermin. |
| foolhardy (adj.) | recklessly bold or rash. | The foolhardy person took too many risks. |
| clandestine (adj.) | kept secret or done secretively. | In Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream, Pyramus and Thisbe have a clandestine secret. |
| abolish (v.) | formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution). | Many different religions have the goal of abolishing poverty. |
| abolitionist (n.) | a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. | The abolitionist disliked slavery. |
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