| Term | Definition |
|---|
| antebellum | pertaining to the period before american civil war |
| apprise | to bring up to date |
| avarice | extreme greed (adj form can also be used on quiz) |
| bugaboo | an object of fear, something that causes worry or dismay is a ____ |
| comely | pleasing or attractive, fine, oolala, fetching, inviting, wow, hhmm, yup, not too shabby, well i say, |
| expeditious | speedy and efficient |
| judicature | authority of the court of law |
| necromancy | noun, gaining insight by communicating with the dead, it can also mean witchcraft, either way it's pretty weird |
| nepotism | unethical favoritism toward relatives in professional matters |
| obtuse | this word is used to describe a person intellect and observation skills are not so good, in other words dumb, silly, et cetera |
| paroxysm | an outburst, a sudden action, like when a girl randomly starts laughing really loud, something like that, just look for sudden on the quiz, or cross out all the other ones and then just pick this one, i dono, do whatever |
| pathos | this word is a quality that makes someone feel sorrow or sympathy, often used when talking about books or film or other art forms |
| pervasive | adjective for something that has been spread around alot already, interms or a rumor or a stereotype or way of thinking, you could say racism was______ during the 1850's |
| plutocracy | rule by the rich, influence of the wealthy in social affairs |
| stultify | to make someone feel foolish or faint, or unable to act intelligently |
| subjugate | to ____ is to make someone do what you want them to do |
| surfeit | noun and verb, to have a _____ of something is to have too much of it, it means excess |
| Tetragrammaton | Hebrew word for God |
| theocracy | government by religious leaders |
| tintinnabulation | the ringing of bells |
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