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Mid-Term Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Provoked | angered |
| Appease | to calm |
| Constitution | physical condition |
| Contrivance | scheme, plan |
| Inconceivable | unimaginable |
| Omnipotent | all-powerful |
| Abhors | scorns,hates |
| Abominable | disgusting, loathsome |
| Ascibed | regarded as coming from a certain cause |
| Induce | persuade |
| Tyranny | cruel use of power |
| Consolation | comfort |
| Celestial | divine, perfect |
| Impious | irreverent |
| Ravage | violent destruction |
| Relinquished | given up |
| Pretense | false claim |
| Dominion | rule |
| Eloquence | forceful, fluent and graceful speech |
| Perseverence | persistance |
| Prudence | sound judgement |
| Transient | temporary |
| Constrains | forces |
| Expunge | erase, remove |
| Abdicated | given up, responsibility for |
| Confiscation | seizure of property or authority |
| Magnanimity | nobility of spirit |
| Renounce | give up |
| Acquiesce | accept quietly |
| Contigiuous | Connected or adjoining |
| Prodigious | Enormous, huge |
| Socery | Witchcraft, use of supernatural power |
| Licentious | immoral, lacking morals and self-restraint |
| Scoff | To mock, ridicule |
| Propitation | the act of soothing or bringing to a state of peace |
| Iniquity | sin or wickedness |
| Bemuse | to confuse |
| Abrogation | Abolishment by a high authority |
| Superficial | Shallow, being affected by outward appearence |
| Anarchy | Absence of any form of political authority |
| Diabolism | Worship of the devil or demons |
| Fact of existence, being | entity |
| Ideology | Beliefs of a society, class or culture |
| Scrutiny | Close or Careful examination |