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vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation | aghast |
They were ___ when they discovered her secret. | aghast |
relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony" | imperial |
It was a time of industrial expansion for England, and ___ expansion for her territories. | imperial |
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion | sentiment |
A period of ___ and self-indulgence was over. | sentiment |
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | monarch |
She ruled for sixty-three years, longer than any other British ___ had. | monarch |
never before seen or done, without precedent | unprecedented |
She elevated that royal position to ___ heights. | unprecedented |
a minor short-term fight | skirmishes |
England had assorted ___ with the Chinese, the Abyssinians, the Afghans, the Zulus. | skirmishes |
united under a central government | federated |
The colonies in British North America and Australia were ___ and became self-governing. | federated |
required by rule | compulsory |
Parliament making education ___. | compulsory |
a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign | Prince Consort |
The ___ was a student, a philanthropist, a businessman. | Prince Consort |
traveled up | ascended |
He ___ the stairs. | ascended |