"When the Emperor was Divine" Vocab
] | Municipal- relating to a city or town or its governing body. | adj |
Sever- divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly. | verb | |
Ration- a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime; OR to allow each person to have only a fixed amount | noun; verb | |
Aria- a long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio. | noun | |
Narcissus- a bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil; mythological allusion to Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection | noun | |
Censor- to examine officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it. | verb | |
Loam- a fertile soil of clay and sand | noun | |
Coniferous- (of a tree) producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter | adj | |
Overture- an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition. | noun | |
Essential- absolutely necessary; extremely important. | adj | |
| Intermittent- occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. adj |
Trestle- a braced frame consisting usually of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end that supports something (as the top of a table) : a structure of timbers or steel for carrying a road or railroad over a valley. noun | |
| Partition- the state of being divided into parts. noun |
Solemn- formal and dignified; characterized by deep sincerity adj | |
Frayed- of a fabric, rope, or cord) unraveled or worn at the edge. adj | |
Chronicle- a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence noun | |
Bountiful- large in quantity; abundant. adj |
Alkaline- of, relating to, containing, or having the properties of an alkali or alkali metal : basic. especially, of a solution; not acidic adj | |
Inscrutable- impossible to understand or interpret. adj | |
Zenith- the time at which something is most powerful or successful. noun | |
Domestic- relating to the running of a home or to family relations. adj | |
Vagrant- a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging; related to one who wanders noun/adj | |
Morale- the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time. noun | |
Forte- a thing at which someone excels. noun | |
Confide- tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others verb | |
Wither- become dry and shriveled. verb | |
Hobble- walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury. verb | |
Reconnaissance- preliminary surveying or research. noun | |
Rapture- a feeling of intense pleasure or joy. noun | |
Congregate- gather into a crowd or mass. verb | |
Repatriate- send (someone) back to their own country. verb | |
Forswear- agree to give up or do without (something). verb |
Remnant- a usually small part, member, or trace remaining. : a small surviving group noun | |
Ravenous- extremely hungry. adj | |
Despair- the complete loss or absence of hope; to feel hopeless noun; verb | |
Compose- write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry). verb | |
Accumulate- gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of. verb | |
Conspire- make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act. verb | |
Dictate- lay down authoritatively; prescribe. verb | |
Repudiate- refuse to accept or be associated with. verb | |
Recur- occur again periodically or repeatedly. verb |
Sully- damage the purity or integrity of; defile. verb | |
Asset- a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality. noun | |
Treacherous- guilty of or involving betrayal or deception. adj | |
Cunning- having/showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit/evasion. adj |