| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cache | hiding place to store something |
| commend | praise; mention favorably; compliment |
| commendable | praiseworthy; laudable |
| cur | worthless dog |
| despotic | characteristic of despot (a monarch having absolute power); domineering; dictatorial; tyrannical; autocratic |
| despotism | tyranny; dictatorship |
| dispute | argue about; debate; declare not true; call into question; oppose; challenge |
| disputatious | argumentative; contentious |
| edifice | building, especially a large or impressive building |
| era | historical period; period of time; age; epoch |
| initiate | 1. begin; introduce; originate;inaugurate 2. put through the ceremony of becoming a member; admit; induct |
| initiation | induction; installation |
| Jolly Roger | pirates' flag; black flag with white skull and crossbones |
| multitude | very large number of people or things; throng; horde; swarm |
| multitudinous | many; numerous |
| perceive | become aware of through the senses; see; note; observe; behold; understand |
| perception | idea; conception |
| portal | (usually plural) door; entrance' especially' a grand or impressive one; gate |
| reserved | 1. restrained in speech or action; reticent; uncommunicative; tight-lipped; taciturn 2. unsociable; aloof; withdrawn |
| restrain | hold back; check; curb; repress; keep under control |
| retract | draw back; withdraw; take back; unsay |
| spine | chain of small bones down the middle of the back; backbone |
| spineless | having no backbone; weak; indecisive; cowardly |
| stroll | idle and leisurely walk; ramble |
| timorous | full of fear; afraid; timid |
| tuition | payment for instruction |
| version | 1. account of description from one point of view; interpretation 2. translation |
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