English History 17th/18th Centuries Vocabulary 1

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Cavaliers

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(n.) A supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War

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Roundhead

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(n.) A member or supporter of the English Parliamentary party during the English Civil War.

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Cavaliers

(n.) A supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War

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Roundhead

(n.) A member or supporter of the English Parliamentary party during the English Civil War.

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lexicographer

(n.) a person who compiles dictionaries

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The Glorious Revolution

(n.) In English history, the events between 1688-1689 that resulted in the deposition of James the II and the accession of his daughter, Mary II.

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Classical Liberalism

(n.) the belief that rights and freedom are intrinsic to the human self

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Civic

(adj.) relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal

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rational

(adj.) sensible; reasonable

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proportion

(v.) adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something.

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literate

(adj.) (of a person) able to read or write

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depose

(v.) remove from office suddenly and forcefully

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prophet

(n.) a person who tells what will happen

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mobility

(n.) the ability to move

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meditative

(adj.) of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought

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Divine Right of Kings

(n.) the right of a sovereign to rule as set forth by the theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people.

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profanation

(n.) an action showing disrespect for something sacred

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laity

(n.) those not initiated into a priesthood

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trepidation

(n.) trembling

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contention

(n.) dispute; argument

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piety

(n.) devotion to religion

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covetousness

(n.) greediness

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heritage

(n.) property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance