Neoclassicism Vocab

impious (adj)

impious (adj)

not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God or religious practices; ungodly

render (v)

to cause to be or become; to perform; to provide

formidable (adj)

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

usurp (v)

to seize and hold (a position, office, power) by force or without legal right

plunder (v/n)

(v) steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder

abdicate (v)

fail to fufill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)

tyranny (n)

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power or abuse of authority

impel (v)

to drive or urge forward; press on; incite to action; propel

prudence (n)

the quality of being wise in practical affairs or judgement; discretion; cautionsness; common sense

guile (n)

isidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception

subjugation (n)

the act, fact, or process of bringing under control; enslavement

inimical (adj)

unfriendly; hostile; adverse in tendency or effect; harmful

consanguinity (n)

a close relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship

refute (v)

to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

evince (v)

to show clearly; make evident or manifest