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Q1, Q2, Q3 HIME List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Strayer | |
| Acorn Book | |
| AMSCO | |
| Historical Thinking Skills | |
| SEPTIC | |
| Juxtaposition | |
| Digress | To deviate from the main subject in speaking or writing |
| Consolidate | To combine into a stronger or more effective whole |
| Bureaucracy | A government system where appointed officials make many decisions |
| Mimesis | The imitation of reality in art or literature |
| Commerce | The large-scale buying and selling of goods; trade |
| Artisan | A skilled worker who makes things by hand |
| Agrarian | Relating to farming or cultivation of land |
| Deus ex machina | A sudden or unexpected solution to a problem in literature or drama |
| Syncretism | The blending of different religions, cultures, or ideas |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen |
| Theocracy | A government ruled by religious leaders or based on religious authority |
| Republic | A government where citizens elect representatives to rule |
| Coerce | To force someone to do something |
| Squander | To waste something recklessly |
| Egalitarian | Believing all people deserve equal rights and opportunities |
| Pastoralism | An economic system based on raising livestock |
| Stratification | The division of society into hierarchical groups |
| Patriarchy | A social system where men hold primary power |
| Catharsis | The emotional release felt by the audience at the end of a tragedy |
| Monasticism | A religious lifestyle where monks or nuns live under vows |
| Hegemony | Dominance or leadership by one state or group over others |
| Hubris | Excessive pride that leads to a downfall |
| Laconic | Using very few words; concise |
| Hamartia | A tragic hero’s fatal flaw |
| Microcosm | A small representation of something much larger |
| Hitherto | Until now; up until this point |
| Edict | An official order issued by someone in power |
| Earnest | Showing sincere conviction or seriousness |
| Precarious | Unstable or likely to fall or collapse |
| Herald | A messenger or sign that something is about to happen |
| Emulate | To imitate or copy with the goal of matching or surpassing |
| Tenet | A fundamental belief or principle |
| Proliferate | To increase rapidly |
| Alienate | To cause someone to feel isolated or excluded |
| Coronate | To crown someone as ruler |
| Memento | An object kept as a reminder of something |
| Magnanimous | Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival |
| Imperial | Relating to an empire |
| Entrenched | Deeply established and unlikely to change |
| Conducive | Making a situation favorable for something to happen |
| Veneration | Deep respect or reverence |
| Diaspora | The spread of people from their homeland to other regions |
| Disdain | Strong contempt or lack of respect |
| Divination | Seeking knowledge of the future through supernatural means |
| Shamanism | A spiritual practice where a shaman communicates with spirits |
| Stoic | Enduring hardship without showing emotion or complaining |
| Secular | Not related to religion or spirituality |
| Non-secular | Relating to religion or spiritual matters |
| Esoteric | Understood only by a small group with specialized knowledge |
| Solicitious | Showing interest or concern |
| Inconsequential | Not important or significant |
| Coincide | To occur at the same time |
| Deference | Respectful submission or humility toward another |
| Vernacular | The everyday language spoken by common people |
| Ambiguous | Unclear or open to multiple interpretations |
| Contentious | Likely to cause argument or controversy |
| Heresy | A belief that strongly contradicts accepted religious doctrine |
| Indulgence | Allowing oneself pleasure; historically the granting of forgiveness of sins by the Pope |
| Meter | The rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry |
| Iambic Pentameter | A poetic meter with five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables per line |
| Anachronism | Something placed in the wrong historical time period |
| Sect | A subgroup within a larger religious tradition |
| Archaic | Very old and no longer commonly used |
| Stark | Severe, intense, or sharply contrasting |
| Abstain | To restrain oneself from doing something or formally decline |
| Exacerbate | To make a bad situation worse |
| Execrable | Extremely bad or unpleasant |
| Nonchalant | Calm and relaxed without showing concern |
| Tenuous | Very weak or not secure |
| Trite | Lacking originality because it has been overused |
| Yoke | To tie things together in a restrictive relationship |
| Asceticism | Strict self-discipline and avoidance of pleasure for spiritual reasons |
| Mercurial | Prone to sudden mood or behavior changes |
| Latent | Existing but not yet developed or visible |
| Legitimize | To justify or make something acceptable, especially political power |
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