Vocabulary Flake - David

Epiphany

A sudden realization.

Confidante

A trusted person.

Jovial

Cheerful and friendly.

Vulgar

Crude or offensive.

Arduous

Very difficult.

Subjugation

Forceful control.

Parliament

A lawmaking body.

Remonstrate

To protest strongly.

Tyrannical

Cruelly oppressive.

Treason

Betrayal of one’s country.

Illusions

False beliefs.

Insidious

Harmful in a subtle way.

Supplicate

To beg humbly.

Invincible

Impossible to defeat.

Paranoia

Irrational fear or suspicion.

Fanaticism

Extreme obsession.

Inquisitor

One who interrogates.

Abrogation

Official cancellation.

Spectral

Ghost-like.

Analogous

Similar in nature.

Trepidation

Fearful anxiety.

Persecute

To mistreat repeatedly.

Theocracy

Rule by religion.

Empathy

Understanding others’ feelings.

Accuse

To blame.

Confess

To admit wrongdoing.

Fervor

Intense passion.

Apparition

A ghost.

Torment

Severe suffering.

Accusation

A claim of guilt.

Repentance

Deep regret.

Supernatural

Beyond natural laws.

Scapegoat

One blamed unfairly.

Manipulate

To control deceitfully.

Pedicate

To formally declare.

Conceived

Formed an idea.

Proposition

A suggestion.

Liberty

Freedom.

Resolve

Firm determination.

Semantic

Related to meaning.

Scholar

A learned person.

Variations

Differences or changes.

Fascinated

Extremely interested.

Evoke

To bring out.

Normalized

Made standard.

Transcribed

Written down.

Political

Related to government.

Expressive

Showing emotion.

Command

An order.

Impressionable

Easily influenced.

Vulnerable

Easily harmed.

Perception

Understanding through senses.

Consequence

A result.

Patronizing

Condescending.

Authentically

Genuinely.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified beliefs.

Dignity

Self-respect.

Empower

To give power.

Resilience

Ability to recover.

Colored

Having racial designation (historical term).

Circumstances

Conditions or situations.

Cosmic

Related to the universe.

Discrimination

Unfair treatment.

Privilege

Unearned advantage.

Identity

Sense of self.

Jazz

American music genre.

Contrast

Clear difference.

Rambunctious

Noisy and energetic.

Heap

A pile.

Fear

Feeling of danger.

Victims

Those harmed.

Suspects

Possible culprits.

Assumptions

Unproven beliefs.

Stereotypes

Fixed generalizations.

Affluent

Wealthy.

Berth

Sleeping space or position.

Warbling

Singing with trills.

Constitutionals

Relating to a constitution.

Impoverished

Extremely poor.