Neoclassicism Vocab

impious

not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.

render

(v.) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract

formidable

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

usurp

to seize and hold a position by force or without right

plunder

(v.) to steal goods from by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; (n.) property stolen by force

abdicate

to fail to undertake a responsibility or duty

tyranny

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority

impel

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

prudence

the quality of being prudent; cautious

guile

insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity

subjugation

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

inimical

unfriendly, hostile; adverse in tendency or effect; harmful

consanguinity

a close relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship

refute

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

evince

to show clearly; make evident or manifest