King Vocab
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emmavizzle on October 2, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rankle (Verb) | to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in |
| Parochial (Adjective) | of or pertaining to parish or parishes |
| Ideology (Noun) | body of doctrine, myth, or belief that guides an individual, social movement, class, or large group |
| Dissemble (Verb) | to give false appearance, to conceal one's true motives or beliefs |
| Autocracy (Noun) | government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others |
| Inert (Adjective) | lacking the ability or strength to move |
| Theocracy (Noun) | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God |
| Faction (Noun) | a group or clique within a larger group |
| Diabolic (Adjective) | devilish, wicked; qualities of the devil |
| Malign (Verb) | to speak harmful untruths about; slander |
| Maraud (Verb) | roam in search of plunder |
| Remiss (Adjective) | negligent, careless |
| Prodigious (Adjective) | extraordinary in amount, extent, degree, size, or force |
| Smirch (Verb) | to discolor or soil, spot or smudge |
| Perpetuate (Verb) | to make something continue indefinately |
| Abominations (Noun) | something horrible; object of disapproval |
| Innate (Adjective) | present from birth; relating to qualities someone is born with |
| Ingratiate (Verb) | to seek to please someone in order to gain an advantage |
| Corroborate (Verb) | to make more certain; to confirm |
| Begrudge (Verb) | to envy or resent someone |
| Clamor (Noun) | loud outcry |
| Covenant (Noun) | an agreement (formal) between two people to do or not to do something |
| Formidable (Adjective) | causing fear or dread |
| Providence (Noun) | protective care and guidance of God over creatures of the earth |
| Predilection (Noun) | the tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality |
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