History super words

Slander

trashing some bodies reputation without proof

infamous

famous for a bad reason

sisyphean

impossible task

anarchist

a person who thinks all goverments are bad because they favor the rich and stripe us of our rights

omnipotent

all powerful

Hedonistic

obsessed with pleasure

quagmire

sicky situation

antithesis

opposite

clandestine

secretive

aberration

an exception to the rule, something that stands out as different

anamoly

abberation; exception to the rules

reparation

payment for past pain infilted on you

euthanasia

mercy killing

red herring

distraction

libel

trashing someone in writing

superfluous

excessive, more that needed

exacerbate

to make something worse

narcissistic

thinks they are the best, arrogant

bourgeoisie

upper class, owning class

eclectic

diverse

esoteric

a conversation that is difficult to understand

diatribe

a verbal attack

insidious

not trust worthy, sneeky

precarious

dangerous situation

belligerent

war like, aggressive

egalitarian

equality

proactive

taking charge of a situation

oligarchy

multiple people ruling everything

autocrat

a dictator

despot

a dictator

Ephemeral

Short lasting

Philistine

uneducated, uncultured

Bohemian

out of the mainstream, different

Automation

when machines replace people

ascetic

person who lives a simply life

cosmopolitan

worldly

Social Darwinism

survival of the fit

apolitical

not political

anachronism

outdated

erudite

highly educated

Excommunicate

Kick out of an organbazation

matial law

military law

hyperbole

exaggeration

hegemony

control

precocious

very advanced for your age

misogyny

anti-women

expatriate

leave you country to go to another forever

malady

sickness

panacea

cure

heretic

person who goes against mainstream thought