click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Anthem Vocab 1
Question | Answer |
---|---|
atone | to make up for; to ask forgiveness |
base | shameful; immoral |
befell | happened to |
dais | a raised platform where speakers or guests of honor sit |
forbade | refused to allow |
mandates | official commands or instructions |
portals | doorways; entrances |
prescribe | to order or to advise |
ravine | a deep, narrow valley |
transgression | a sin or a crime |
vocations | careers; professions |
wretch | a wicked or immoral person |
avert | to turn away |
deigned | lowered oneself; stooped |
lassitude | exhaustion; lack of energy |
perish | to die |
pyre | a pile of wood upon which a body is burned |
solidarity | a bond of unity between people, usually for a shared goal |
taut | tense; pulled tight |
collectivism | the theory and practice that makes some sort of group rather than the individual the fundamental unit of political, social, and economic concern. |