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Vocab 10: History
Manning Honors Eng. IV Vocab List X
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abduct (v) | to take someone by force; to kidnap |
| anachronism (n) | something outdated; something out of its own time |
| archives (n) | written records stored in an organized manner |
| artifacts (n) | human-made products of historical or archaeological interest |
| effigy (n) | a crude figure of a despised person |
| emancipation (n) | act of freeing from slavery or oppression |
| fortuitous (adj) | by chance or accident |
| heretic (n) | one who deviates from an accepted belief or doctrine |
| horde (n) | a large group or mass; a tribe of nomads |
| intelligentsia (n) | the educated elite or intellectuals of society |
| legacy (n) | a gift by will of money or other personal property |
| panoply (n) | a full suit of armor |
| proletarian (adj) | of the working class |
| purge (n) | a removal of elements or members regarded as undesirable |
| regal (adj) | royal; of kings |
| repercussion (n) | an unforeseen effect or result of an act, action, or event |
| saga (n) | a long, detailed account |
| scapegoat (n) | one who bears the blame for others |
| theocracy (n) | government by divine guidance or by leaders who are regarded as divinely guided |
| tithe (v) | to give ten percent of one's income for the support of a church |