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Enlgish vocab 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduct | – V. – to take someone by force; to kidnap |
| Anachronism | – N. – something outdated; something out of its own time |
| Archives | – N. - written records stored in an organized manner |
| Artifacts | – N. – human-made products of historical or archeological interest |
| Effigy | – N. – a crude figure of a despised person |
| Emancipation | – N. – act of freeing from slavery or oppression |
| Fortuitous | – ADJ. – by chance or accident |
| Heretic | – N. – one who deviates from an accepted belief or doctrine |
| Horde | – N. – a large group or mass; a tribe of nomads |
| Intelligentsia | – N. – the educated elite or intellectuals of society |
| Legacy | – N. – a gift by will of money or other personal property |
| Panoply | – N. – a full suit of armor |
| Proletarian | – ADJ. – of the working class |
| Purge | – N. – a removal of elements or members regarded as undesirable |
| Regal | – ADJ. – royal; of kings |
| Repercussion | – N. – an unforeseen effect or result of an act, action, or event |
| Saga | – N. – a long, detailed account |
| Scapegoat | – N. – one who bears the blame for others |
| Theocracy | – N. – government by divine guidance or by leaders who are regarded as divinely guided |
| Tithe | – V. – to give ten percent of one’s income for the support of a church |
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