| Term | Definition |
|---|
| antebellum | of or pertaining to the period preceding the civil war |
| apprise | to supply notice to |
| avarice | great desire for riches |
| bugaboo | an object of fear |
| comely | pleasing or attractive, appropriate |
| expeditious | speedy and efficient |
| judicature | authority of jurisdiction of a court of law |
| necromancy | the supposed practice of gaining insight by means of communication with the dead |
| nepotism | favoritism toward relatives |
| obtuse | not sharp |
| paroxysm | an outburst |
| pathos | a quality arousing or evoking pity or sorrow |
| pervasive | having infiltrated or penetrated |
| plutocracy | rule by the rich |
| stultify | to render foolish or unable to act intelligently |
| subjugate | to cause to become subservient |
| surfeit | excess |
| tetragrammaton | the written hebrew word for god (greek for having 4 letters) |
| theocracy | government by religious leaders |
| tintinnabulation | the ringing of bells |
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