| Term | Definition |
| humiliated | to lower somebody's pride, dignity or self esteem. |
| judge | to act as a judge for a case or contest. 2) to estimate or guess; to form an opinion about something. |
| landlords | someone who owns land and rents it to someone. |
| mandate | power given to a person to act on behalf of someone else. |
| responds | to react, to reply. |
| silos | tall tower used for storing. e.g. grain. |
| appetites | hunger, a desire to eat. |
| crumbling | to fall apart, break up into small pieces. |
| dynastic | relating to a dynasty. |
| generations | a single stage in a family. Three generations were included: grandparents, parents, children. 2) all the people born about the same time. |
| governing | to be in charge of country or organization |
| bandmaids | a female servant |
| inherited | to receive money, property a title etc.... when its previous owner dies. |
| insatiable | that can not be satisfied |
| invincible | that can not be defeated. |
| legacy | something given to somebody in a will. |
| luxury | something expensive that you enjoy but do not really need. |
| oppressive | cruel, severe, causing sufering. |
| prosperous | successful, rich. |
| scourge | something that punishes or causes suffering especially to a large group of people. |
| seldom | rarely, not often. |
| successors | someone who takes your place when you leave a job, etc.... |
| tolerable | something you can put up with although it is unpleasant. |
| becomes | to change into something different. |
| dwindled | to get smaller gradually |