English Vocab (1st semester)

dowry

money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

veritable

being truly so called; real or genuine

expel

force to leave or move out

discreet

heedful of potential consequences

circumspect

careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

fatalism

a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance

skeptical

marked by or given to doubt

opt

select as an alternative over another

ransack

steal goods; take as spoils

blunt

characterized by directness in manner or speech

repressive

restricting action

belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

ideology

orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group

denounce

accuse or condemn openly as disgraceful

devoted

zealous in allegiance or affection

carnage

the savage and excessive killing of many people

flagellate

whip or scourge; punish as if by whipping

reservoir

a large or extra supply of something

coup d'etat

a sudden and decisive change of government by force

abruptly

quickly and without warning

stupor

marginal consciousness

emanate

proceed or issue forth

decree

issue an authoritative order

astray

away from the right path or direction

regime

the governing authority of a political unit

inevitable

incapable of being avoided or prevented

proletariat

a social class comprising those who do manual labor

shun

expel from a community or group

euphoria

a feeling of great elation

exile

act of expelling a person from their native land

subversive

in opposition to an established system or government

martyr

one who voluntarily suffers death

frivolity

something of little value or significance

cultivated

marked by a refinement in taste and manners

confiscate

taking possession of

secular

not concerned with religion

degenerate

to grow worse

perpetrate

perform an act

imperialism

a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

tyranny

government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

avant-garde

radically new or original

decadence

state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

obligatory

required by compulsion or convention

constrain

confine; restrict

sacred

set aside for or dedicated to one person or use

collective

of or as a group

facilitator

person who assists