English 102
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 prerogative | An exclusive or special right, power, or privilege |
| autocrat (root) | [Greek autos, self + kratos, power, rule] |
| autocrat (definition) | A ruler with supreme power over his people; a dictator; a despot |
| entrench | To surround or fortify with a trench of trenches; hence, to establish securely |
| static | Having no motion; at rest; inactive |
| vituperation | Sustained, harshly abusive language; invective |
| sonorous | Producing or capable of producing sound, especially sound full of deep or rich quality; resonant |
| prolific | Producing abundant works or results |
| ferment | A substance causing fermentation in other substances, as yeast, bacteria, etc; unrest; agitation |
| effrontery | Brazen boldness; presumptuousness |
| contingent | Conditional, dependent |
| tacit | Not spoken, silent |
| ostensible | Apparent; seeming; professed |
| indolent | Disinclined to assert one's self |
| salient | Leaping, jumping; gushing, jetting forth; projecting; standing out from the rest- noticeable, conspicuous, prominent |
| replete | Filled, abundantly supplied |
| corrupt | to break in pieces |
| disrupt | to break apart |
| erupt | to break out from |
| irrupt | to break into |
| interrupt | to break between |
| bankrupt | to break the bench |
| abruptness | rude or curt mannerism in speech |
| corruption | a changing for the worse; depravity |
| disruption | a breaking up, apart |
| eruption | a bursting forth or out; sudden outburst |
| irruption | a swift, violent invasion |
| interrupter | one who breaks between |
| interruption | anything that interrupts; intermission |
| bankruptcy | state or instance of being bankrupt |
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