Aristocracy Vocab

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Aristocracy

a group of rich people in society; nobility, patricians

Diminished

made smaller; decrease, decline

Capital

wealth owned by a person or company; money, funds

Axiom

statement regarded as being accepted; dictum, truism

Dexterous

showing or having skill; deft, adept

Adroit

clever; skillful, agile

Industrious

diligent and hard working; assiduous, sedulous

In Vain

without success; vainly, unsuccessfully

Render

provide or give; contribute, furnish

Stationary

not moving or not intended; parked, halted

Toil

work extremely hard; labor, effort

Artisan

worker in a skilled trade; mechanic, craftsmen

Recede

go or move back or further; retreat, withdraw

Vast

of very great extent; huge, broad

Brute

absence of reasoning or intelligence; savage, beast

Wretched

in a very unhappy state; miserable, unhappy