English ACC vocab words Fall semester- Mrs Asher class

facilitator

person who assists

collective

of or as a group

sacred

here, set aside for or dedicated to one person or use

constrain

confine, restrict

obligatory

required by compulsion or convention

decadence

state of being degenerate in mental or morals qualities

avant-garde

radically new or original

tyranny

government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator

imperialism

a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

perpetrate

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

degenerate

to grow worse

secular

not concerned with religion

confiscate

take possession of

cultivated

marked by a refinement in taste and matter

frivolity

something of little value or significance

martyr

one who voluntarily suffers death

subversive

in opposition to an established system or government

exile

act of expelling a person from their native land

euphoria

a feeling of great elation

shun

expel from a community or group

proletariat

a social class comprising those who do manual labor

inevitable

incapable of being avoided or prevented

regime

the governing authority of a political unit

astray

away from the right path or direction

decree

issue an authoritative order

emanate

proceed or issue forth, as from a source

stupor

marginal consciousness

abruptly

quick and without warning

coup d’etat

a sudden and decisive change of government by force

reservoir

a large or extra supply of something

flagellate

whip or scourge; punish as if by whipping

carnage

the savage and excessive killing of many people

devoted

zealous in allegiance or affection

denounce

accuse or condemn openly as disgraceful

ideology

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group

belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

repressive

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

blunt

characterized by directness in manner or speech

ransack

steal goods; take as spoils

opt

select as an alternative over another

skeptical

marked by or given to doubt

fatalism

a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance

circumspect

careful to consider potential consequence and avoid risk

discreet

heedful of potential consequences

expel

force to leave or move out

veritable

being truly so called; real or genuine

dowry

money brought by a women to her husband at marriage

Washington DC

The interviews of Story Corp are perserved in Where

Franklin Roosevelt

interviews slaved workers in the 1930’s

David Isay

founder of Story Corps in 2003