Units 10-12 Book Units

Benevolent

adj. kindly; favorable toward

Benefactor

n. a person who gives friendly aid

Benign

adj. causing no harm

Accord

n. a sameness of opinion; agreement

Discord

n. a lack of agreement; disharmony

Cordial

adj. warmly friendly and polite

Animosity

n. anger or hostility

Eqaunimity

n. an evenness of mind or spirit; calm

Magnanimous

adj. generous in spirit

Dismal

adj. causing great sadness or negativity

Malevolent

adj. wishing harm toward; hostile

Malicious

adj. intended to hurt or harm

Perjury

n. the breaking of a legal oath

Abjure

v. to swear off; to renounce

Conjure

v. to bring forth, especially through words

Predominant

adj. being most evident or apparent

Domineering

adj. forcing others to obey

Indomitable

adj. unbeatable; resilient

Aristocracy

n. a group of the most wealthy and priveleged

Theocracy

n. a government ruled by a religious leader

Bureaucrat

n. a minor official

Legitimize

v. to give credit or recognition to

Priveleged

adj. available only to a special few; entitled to something special

Legislative

adj. having to do with the law

Rapacious

adj. seizing everything; greedy

Rapt

adj. giving total attention to; captivated

Surreptitious

adj. hidden or secret; done without notice

Perceptible

adj. able to be noticed or felt

Susceptible

adj. able to be influenced

Precept

n. an idea important to a system of beliefs

Voracious

adj. devouring everything

Omnivorous

adj. feeding on both animals and plants

Herbivorous

adj. eating only plants

Decadent

adj. overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

Cadence

n. a rhythmic rise and falls

Casualty

n. something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated