Senior English Week Five Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abduct | to take someone by force; to kidnap |
| anachronism | something outdated; something out of its own time |
| archives | written records stored in an organized manner |
| artifacts | human-made products of historical or archeological interest |
| effigy | a crude figure or a despised person |
| emancipation | act of freeing from slavery or oppression |
| fortuitous | by chance or accident |
| heretic | one who deviates from an accepted belief or doctrine |
| horde | a large group or mass; a tribe of nomads |
| intelligentsia | the educated elite or intellectuals of society |
| legacy | a gift by will of money or other personal property |
| panoply | a splendid or striking array |
| proletarian | of the working class |
| purge | a removal of elements or members regarded as undesirable |
| regal | royal; of kings |
| repercussion | an often indirect effect or result of an act, action, or event |
| saga | a long, detailed account |
| scapegoat | one who bears the blame for others |
| theocracy | government by divine guidance or by leaders who are regarded as divinely guided |
| tithe | to give then percent of one's income for the support of a church |
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