Accelerated English 1 - First Semester Final

Obligatory

required by compulsion or convention

Decadence

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

(extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence with a sense of moral decline)

Avant-garde

radically new or original

Tyranny

government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

Imperialism

a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

Perpetrate

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Degenerate

to grow worse

Secular

not concerned with religion

Confiscate

take possession of

Cultivated

marked by a refinement in taste and manners

Frivolity

something of little value or insignificance

(silliness)

Martyr

one who voluntarily suffers death

Subversive

in opposition to established system or government

Exile

the act of expelling a person from their native land

(you must leave and not return)

Euphoria

a feeling of great elation, usually exaggerated

Shun

expel from a community or group

(purposely stay away from someone)

Proletariat

a social class comprising of those who do manual labor

Inevitiable

incapable of being avoided or prevented

Regime

the governing authority of a political unit

Astray

away from the right path or direction

Decree

issue an authoritative order

Emanate

proceed or issue forth, as from a source

(to give off)

Stupor

marginal consciousness

(barely conscious)

Aburptly

quickly & without warning

Coup d’etat

a sudden & decisive change of government by force

Reservoir

a large or extra supply of something

Flagellate

whip or scourge; punish as if by whipping; often to oneself

Carnage

the savage & excessive killing of many people

Devoted

zealous in allegiance or affection

(dedicated)

Denounce

accuse or condemn openly as disgraceful

Ideology

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group

Belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Repressive

restricting action, freedom, or expression

Blunt

characterized by direction in manner or speech

Ransack

steal goods; make a mess

Opt

select as an alternative over another

Skeptical

marked by or given to doubt

Fatalism

a doctrine that events are predetermined in advance

Circumspect

careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

Discreet

heedful of potential consequences

Expel

force to leave or move out

Veritable

being truly so called; real or genuine

Dowry

money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage