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English vocab part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theocracy | System of government run by religious leaders |
| Predestination | belief that all events, including one's ultimate fate, had been determined by God |
| Irony | Contrast between expectation and reality or what's said and what's meant |
| Foreshadowing | To give an advanced hint, warning, sign an event will happen in the future |
| Pretense | A way of behaving/making a claim with the intention to deceive or make someone believe a false claim |
| Faction | A small group within a big group with different ideas |
| Specter | A ghost or a looming feeling of dread for the future |
| Martyr | A person why suffers greatly rather than denounce their political, religious, or moral beliefs |