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Unit 2 vocab list 1
Eng 11 Spirit of Revolution vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arduous (adj) | difficult, laborious |
| subjugate (v) | to conquer, subdue; enslave, defeat |
| prostrate (v) | to reduce to a weak or powerless condition; to lay oneself down flat in reverence or submission |
| delusive (adj) | misleading or deceptive; giving a false or misleading impression |
| extenuate (v) | to lessen the seriousness of |
| reprobate (n) | a thoroughly bad person, a scoundrel |
| reprobate (adj) | having the qualities of a scoundrel |
| arbitrary (adj) | autocratic; determined by will or whim; selected at random |
| piratical (adj) | pertaining to or resembling robbery on the high seas (as in pirates) |
| inviolate (adj) | free or safe from injury or violation |
| amity (n) | friendship, especially friendly relations between nations |
| acquiesce (v) | to accept, comply, or submit without open opposition |
| posterity (n) | descendants; all future generations |
| ordain (v) | to decree (set forth) or enact |
| insidious (adj) | sly, treacherous; causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed |
| incredulous (adj) | filled with disbelief, expressing disbelief or lack of willingness to believe |