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Vocabulary- List 7

WordMeaning
Stalwart Known for being very loyal to a cause
Stickler Known for insisting on exact standards
Virtuoso Known for excelling in the technique of an art
Zealot Known for excessive loyalty to a cause
Acquit To clear of a charge
Alias An assumed name, a false name, pseudonym
Bequest Something left to an heir in a will
Codicil An addition to a will
Embezzlement To illegally take another's property
Heir A person who inherits another's property or title
Injunction A court order requiring or prohibiting an action
Jurisprudence The science of law
Perjury To give false testimony
Deify To worship as a god, to show great respect
Devout Very religious
Heretical Holding an opinion opposed to official or established beliefs
Orthodox Conforming to established beliefs, conventional
Sanctimonious Pretending to be pious and devout, false piety
a)Appreciate b)Depreciate a)to rise in value b)to fall in value
a)Dearth b)Duty c)Remuneration a)an inadequate supply, scarcity b)a tax on imports c)payment due for a service
Belligerent At war, engaging in hostilities
Coerce To compel, to use force to achieve one's goals
Covenant A solemn and binding agreement
Demarcation The settling or making of boundaries or limits
Dissolution To dissolve, fall apart
Dominion To have supreme authority over
Mandate An authoritative command requiring someone to do something
Sedition To incite resistance against lawful authority
Olfactory Connected with the sense of sell
Palatable Aggreeable to the taste, hence acceptable
Savory Appetizing to the taste or smell
Tactile Connected with the sense of touch
Unpalatable Not aggreeable to the taste, hence unacceptable
Unsavory Distasteful, disagreeable
Abstruse Difficult to understand, very abstract
Aesthetics The study of beauty
Created by: Rampage
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