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Vocabulary Review 1 - Words

(hold) sway
(in) kind
amiable
appease
assimilate
benevolent
capricious
cohesion
devoid
dynast
eclipse
empirical
epic
epoch
frieze
hamlet
henotheism
hindrance
imperialism
incursion
inundate
learned
Levant
lore
marauder
mete
permeate
pervade
petty
predecessors
primeval
promulgate
proto-
revert
stark
suffice
venerate
vibrant
vindictive
vizier

VR 1 - Definitions

a dimming or extinction, as of fame or glory
a high officer in government, esp. a minister of state
a thing (or person) replaced by another
absorb into the main cultural body
all the knowledge of a particular group, or having to do with a particular subject; knowledge of a traditional nature
allot; distribute; apportion. (usually with out)
be enough; be sufficient or adequate
be prevalent throughout
belief in or worship of one god without denying the existence of others
bleak; desolate; barren
completely without; empty or destitute of
cover or engulf with a flood; deluge
decoration or series of decorations forming an ornamental band around a room, mantel, etc.
doing or inclined to do good; kindly; charitable
erratic; flighty; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason
first in time, original; prehistoric or original (said of a people or language)
go back in action, thought, etc.; return, as to a former practice, opinion, state
good-natured
goods or produce instead of money
having or showing much learning; well-informed; erudite
long narrative poem about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes
look upon with feelings of deep respect
obstacle; impediment; obstruction
of the earliest times or ages
one who roves in search of plunder, making raids
pacify or quiet, esp. by giving in to the demands of
penetrate and spread through
period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events, developments, etc.
policy and practice of forming and maintaining an empire by seeking to control raw materials and markets by the conquest of other countries
publish or make known officially, such as a decree
region on E. Mediterranean, including all countries bordering the sea between Greece and Egypt
relying on experiment and observation rather than theory
revengeful in spirit
rule; reign
ruler, esp. a hereditary ruler
small scale; minor
sudden, brief invasion or raid
tendency to stick together
throbbing with life and activity; vigorous, energetic
very small village

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Vocabulary Review 2 - Words

caste
terrain
maritime
monsoon
ascetic
citadel
lapis lazuli
dispassionate
subjugate
strata
cajole
cosmology
mendicant
lay (n)
dissipate
adherent
propound
refute
metaphysics
dogmatic
rigorous
tacit
implicit
entail
pervade
facilitate
wake (n)
orthodoxy
canon
edict
diaspora
affect (v)
effect (n)
accept (v)
except (prep)
their
there
its
it's
they're

VR 2 - Definitions

a fortress on a commanding height
all but; omitting
an azure-blue, opaque, semi-precious stone
an official public proclamation issued by authority; decree
any of the distinct hereditary Hindu social classes, each traditionally excluded from social dealings the others
any scattering of people with a common origin, background, beliefs, etc.
be prevalent throughout
beggar; person who begs for alms
belonging to it
belonging to them
body of rules, principles, etc.
branch of metaphysics dealing with the origin and structure of the universe
branch of philosophy that seeks to explain the nature of reality and origin and structure of the universe
bring under control; conquer; subdue
calm; impartial; free from passion, emotion, or bias
coax with flattery and insincere talk; wheedle
conforming usual beliefs or established doctrines
consisting of ordinary people, as distinguished from the clergy
contraction of it is
contraction of they are
dispel; disperse; break up and scatter; make disappear
ground or tract of ground, esp. with regard to its natural or topographical features or fitness for some use
in that place; not here
influence; produce a change in; have an effect on
make easier
of or relating to sea navigation; nautical
one who lives a life of contemplation and rigorous self-denial for religious purposes
prove, by argument or evidence, an argument or statement to be false or wrong
put forward for consideration; propose
require as a necessary consequence; involve; necessitate
result; anything brought about be a cause or agent
seasonal wind of Indian Ocean and S. Asia, usually bringing heavy rains
stating an opinion in a positive or arrogant manner; doctrinal
suggested or to be understood, even though not plainly expressed; implied
supporter or follower
take what is offered or given
the socioeconomic groups of a society as determined by birth, income, education
the track or course of anything that has gone before or passed by
unspoken; silent
very strict or harsh

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Vocabulary Review 2 � R

Words

ablutions
adamantine
allegory
asylum
burgher
caitiff
canto
courser
dastard
dotage
elysium
furrow
hie
host (n)
impious
intrigue (n)
jocund
kine
kith
lay
limpid
mantle
obeisance
penury
pine (v)
plight (v)
prate
prowess
quail (v)
rail (v)
raiment
retainer
sally (v)
serried
sophist
stripling
traverse (v)
twain
welkin
wont

Vocabulary Review 2 R � Definitions

any of the main divisions of a long poem
any person practicing clever, specious reasoning
anything that cloaks, covers, envelops, or conceals
archaic version of two
bravery, valor; superior ability, skill
cheerful; genial
clothing, wearing apparel; attire
cows, cattle
draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower
dwelling place of virtuous people after death
feeble and childish state due to old age; senility
friends, acquaintances, neighbors
gesture of respect or reverence; homage; deference
graceful, spirited, or swift horse
grown boy; a youth passing into manhood
have an intense longing or desire� yearn
hurry or hasten
inhabitant of a borough or town
lack of money, property, or necessities; extreme poverty
lacking respect or dutifulness, as toward a parent
mean, evil, or cowardly person
multitude; great number
narrow groove made in ground by a plow
pass, move, or extend over, across, or through; cross
perfectly clear, transparent; clear and simple
person serving another, esp. of rank
place close together; crowded, compact, as soldiers in ranks
place where one is safe and secure; refuge
pledge one�s truth or word; make a promise of marriage
rush out or come out suddenly
secret or underhanded plot or scheme; machination
sneaky, cowardly evil-doer
song or melody
speak bitterly or reproachfully; complain violently
story in which people, things, happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning
talk much and foolishly; chatter
usual practice; habit
vault of heaven; upper air, sky
very hard, as dental enamel or hard stone
washing of the body, esp. as a religious ceremony

Vocabulary Review 3 - Words

abrogate
abstract
booty
castigate
cauldron
cicada
coffer
concubine
constrain
courtier
defunct
denigrate
dissolute
divination
draft (v)
evocative
fief
filial
halberd
iconoclast
inter (v)
laissez faire
nicety
oases
obstinate
ode
onerous
patrilineal
patrimony
periphery
profusion
putative
retainer
shamanism
smelter
sycophant
toady
totem
undermine
vassal

VR 3 - Definitions

a combination spear and battle-ax
a treasury; funds; chest or strongbox for keeping money or valuables
among some peoples. ananimal or natural object considered as being ancestrally related to a given kin or descent group
any of a family of large flylike insects with transparent wings, the males of which make loud shrill sounds by vibrating a special organ in its undersurface
anything involving or calling for delicacy, distinction, discrimination
attendant at a royal court
boundary line; perimeter
burdensome; laborious
cancel or repeal by authority; annul
choose or take for some special purpose, such as compulsory military service, by drawing from a group
disparage the character of; defame
dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched
generally considered or deemed such; reputed
great liberality or wastefulness; rich or lavish supply; abundance
hold in; confine; force; compel; oblige
in certain polygynous societies, a secondary wife, or inferior social and legal status
injure, weaken, or impair, esp. by subtle, stealthy, or insidious means
large kettle or boiler
loot taken from the enemy; spoils of war; plunder
no longer living or existing; dead or extinct
not concrete; theoretical; not practical or applied
of, suitable to, of due from a son or daughter
one who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas, beliefs, etc.
one who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; parasite; toady
person holding land under the feudal system and performing military or other duties in return for his protection
person serving another, esp. someone of rank; servant; attendant
place where metals are refined
plural of oasis-a fertile place in the desert due to the presence of water
poem written to be sung
policy of letting owners of industry and business fix the rules of competition, conditions of labor, etc. as they please, without gvt. regulations or control
property inherited from one's father or ancestors
prophecy; augury; the practice of trying to foretell the future by occult means
punish or rebuke severely, esp. by public criticism
put in the earth; bury
referring to descent or kinship through the father
religion of certain peoples based on a belief in good and evil spirits who can be influenced only by the shaman
servile flatterer; sycophant who does unprincipled things in order to gain favor
under feudalism, heritable land held from a lord in return for service
unreasonably determined to have one's own way; stubborn; mulish
vivid and seemingly realistic representation of a particular time or place

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Vocabulary Review 4 (Plato) - Words

adduce
adjure
akin
calumny
censure
chastise
complement
compliment
deem
deme
depraved
dialectic
discourse (v)
dissemble
dithyrambic
endeavor (n)
enmity
gibe
Hellas
Herculean
hobgoblin
hypocrite
impetuous
indissoluble
indolent
infer
lament
persevere
piety
raiment
refutation
render
repine
scruple
slander
taint (n)
turmoil
vindicate
whence
zeal

VR 4 - Definitions

a trace of corruption/disgrace/ evil
acting or done suddenly, with little thought; rash; impulsive
an earnest attempt or effort
any extravagantly emotional speech or writing
any of the more than 100 districts into which ancient Attica was divided
art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the method of question and answer
carry on conversation; talk; confer
cause to be or become; make
clothing; wearing apparel; attire
command or charge solemnly; appeal to earnestly
conceal the truth, motives, etc. by pretense; behave hypocritically
conclude or decide from something known or assumed; derive by reasoning; draw a conclusion
condemnation as wrong; strong disapproval
continue in some effort or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
defend or maintain a cause, claim, etc. against opposition; uphold by evidence or argument
either of two parts that complete each other; something needed to complete a whole
false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
feel or express deep sorrow for; regret deeply
feel or express unhappiness or discontent; complain; fret
frightening apparition; bogy; bugbear
from what source/place/cause?
give as reason proof; cite as an example
having similar qualities; similar
hostility; antagonism
in ancient times Greece, including the islands and colonies
intense enthusiasm; ardor; fervor
jeer; taunt; scoff (at)
lazy; idle
loyalty and devotion to parents, family, etc.
morally bad; corrupt; perverted
person who pretends to be what s/he is not; one who pretends to be better than really so, without being really so
qualm or misgiving about something one thinks
scold or condemn sharply
something said in admiration, praise, flattery
that which cannot be dissolved or destroyed; firm; stable, permanent
the act of proving false or wrong
think, believe, or judge
tumult; commotion; uproar; confusion
utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement, damaging to a third person's character or reputation
very difficult to do

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Vocabulary Review 5 (Greece) - Words

agora
albeit
aloof
arable
autonomous
chronological
cistern
courtesan
decorous
disdain
entail
epitome
federal
flower (v)
fragmentation
frugal
implement (n)
internecine
lampoon (v)
liminal
marshal (v)
maturation
nascent
occult
quack (n)
raucous
reconcile
redoubtable
repercussion
school (n)
shoulder (v)
signal (adj)
sinister
squander
staple
subordinate (v)
sway (n)
undaunted
unscrupulous
vindication

VR 5 - Definitions

act or process of becoming full-grown or fully developed
although; even though
any chief item of trade, regularly stocked and in constant demand
any person who pretends to have knowledge he or she doesn't have; charlatan
arrange troops etc. in order
arranged in the order of occurrence
article or device used or needed in a given activity; tool; instrument; utensil
assume the burden of
at a point where one perception or condition blends or crosses into another
attack or ridicule by means of satirical writing
breaking into pieces
cause or require as a necessary consequence
certain arts, studies, or practices involving mysterious powers that some people believe can affect the way things happen
characterized by, or showing good taste and propriety
coming into being; beginning to form, grow, or develop
distant in sympathy, interest, etc.; reserved and cool
far-reaching, often indirect effect of or reaction to some event or action
followers or disciples of a particular teacher
formidable; fearsome
having self-government; functioning independently without control by others
hoarse, rough-sounding; loud and rowdy
large receptacle for storing water
marketplace
mistress of a king or man of wealth or nobility
not average or ordinary; remarkable, notable
not faltering or hesitating because of fear or discouragement; undismayed; intrepid
not restrained by ideas of right or wrong; unprincipled
not wasteful; thrifty; economical
of or involving conflict within a group
person or thing that shows all the typical qualities of something
reach the best or most vigorous stage
regard as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; reject with aloof contempt or scorn
settle a quarrel, difference; make content, submissive, or acquiescent
sovereign power or authority; rule; dominion
spend or use wastefully or extravagantly
suitable for plowing and producing crops
threatening harm, evil, or misfortune; ominous
treat as less important; make obedient or subservient; control
union of states or group in which each member agrees to subordinate its gvt. power to that of the central authority in certain specified common affairs

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Vocabulary Review 6 (Rome) - Words

(at) bay
accolade
agrarian
anarchy
anomaly
austere
cadaver
catalyst
cistern
coup
decry
deploy
entrepot
epitaph
fa�ade
foment
genial
grace (v)
grandiose
impregnable
imprudent
inhospitable
jerrybuilt
legion
meager
medieval
mount (v)
placate
prerogative
regroup
repugnant
sanctimonious
sarcophagus
tenacious
trait
unbridled
wangle
wet nurse
wreak
wrest

VR 6 - Definitions

a woman hired to suckle (nurse) another's child
among ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians a limestone coffin or tomb, often inscribed and elaborately ornamented
anything done or given as a sign of respect, approval, etc.; (pl) words of praise
built poorly, of cheap materials
characteristic or suggestive of the Middle Ages
cheerful, friendly, and sympathetic; amiable
complete absence of government
dead body; corpse
decorate; adorn; bring honor to, dignify
departure from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method
distasteful; offensive; disagreeable
distinguishing quality or characteristic
distribution center for goods; place for storage of goods
front of a building; front part of anything, often used figuratively and implying that an imposing appearance conceals something inferior
get, make, or bring about by persuasion, influence, contrivance
having grandeur or magnificence; important; trying to seem very important; pompous and showy
holding firmly
in ancient Rome, a military division varying at times from 3,000 to 6,000 foot soldiers, with additional cavalrymen
inflict (vengeance); cause (harm or havoc)
inscription on a tomb or grave stone in memory of the person buried there
large receptacle for storing water
not capable of being captured by force; unshakeable; unyielding
not offering protection, shelter, etc.; barren, forbidding
of agriculture or farmers generally
of poor quality or small amount
person or thing acting as the stimulus in bringing about a result
prepare and undertake an expedition, campaign, etc.
pretending to be very holy or pious
prior or exclusive right or privilege, esp. one peculiar to a rank, class, etc.; a distinctively superior advantage
reassemble or reorganize, as troops after a battle
showing strict self-discipline and self-denial; lacking ornament or luxury
speak out strongly and openly; denounce
spread out troops etc. so as to form a wider front; station or place forces etc. in accordance with a plan
stir up trouble; instigate; incite
stop from being angry; appease; mollify
sudden, successful move or action; brilliant stroke
take or extract by force; usurp; extort
unrestrained; uncontrolled
with escape cut off; unable to advance
without thought of consequences; lacking in judgment; rash; indiscreet

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Vocabulary Review 7 � Words

(at) loggerheads
abomination
antithesis
apocalyptic
backdrop
caliph
catholic
coalesce
concupiscence
fornication
hearth
inculcate
inextricable
infiltrate
innovation
jot
licentious
lucrative
malevolent
metropolis
nepotism
pacify
paramount
precedent
prefect
sect
sedentary
seminal
sporadic
stipend
syncretism
temporal
tenet
throne
thrown
transcend
transhumance
usury
volatile
zealot

VR 7 � Definitions

act or practice of lending money at interest, esp. at a rate of interest that is excessive or unlawfully high
caused to fly through the air by releasing from the hand while the arm is in rapid motion; cast; hurled
chair on which a king sits on formal or ceremonial occasions
doctrine, principle, or belief held as a truth
go beyond the limits of; be superior to
lasting only for a time; not eternal; if this world, not spiritual
likely to shift quickly and unpredictable; unstable; explosive
person who is ardently devoted to a purpose, esp. to an extreme degree
seasonal and alternating movements of livestock and its herdspeople between two regions
act, statement, legal decision, etc. that may serve as an example, reason, or justification for a later one
combination or reconciliation of varying beliefs, principles, or practices
contrast or opposition of thoughts; the exact opposite
favoritism shown to relatives, esp. in appointment to desirable positions
happening from time to time; occasional
impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or persistent urging
in ancient Rome, any of various high-ranking officials in charge of gvt. or military appointments
in disagreement; quarreling
large city
like seed in being a source or first stage in development; being the first or earliest of something
loathing; great hatred and disgust
make peaceful or calm; appease; establish a secure peace (in a nation, etc.)
morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
of general scope or value; universal
penetrate, or cause to penetrate (a region or group) gradually or stealthily so as to seize control from within
producing wealth or profit; remunerative
ranking higher than any other, as in power or importance; supreme
regular or fixed payment for services; any periodic payment, as a pension or allowance
religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church
remaining in one locality; not migratory
setting or background, as of an event
something newly introduced; new method, custom, or way of doing things
something that one cannot extricate oneself from; so complicated as to be insoluble
stone or brick floor of a fireplace, often extending out into the room
strong desire or appetite, esp. sexual desire; lust
supreme ruler in a Muslim state
the smallest bit (n); make a brief note of (v)
type of writings that depict symbolically the destruction of evil and triumph of good
unite or merge into a single body, group, or mass
voluntary sexual intercourse engaged in by an unmarried person
wishing evil or harm to others

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Vocabulary Review 8 � Words

admonition
allure
ambiguous
ambivalent
aphorism
appointed
chastise
chastity
client
contravene
criterion
dichotomy
dower
ethnic
eunuch
exemplary
flail
fluctuate
frailty
generation
harem
inordinate
insatiable
jurisprudence
just
menarche
menial
mercantile
meticulous
pious
poll
redress
sacrosanct
sensual
tenuous
tractable
treatise
vanquish
vehement
vis-�-vis

Vocabulary 8 � Definitions

a castrated man in charge of an Oriental harem or employed as a chamberlain or high officer by an Oriental potentate
a standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged
a warning to correct some fault; mild rebuke; reprimand
act or process of producing offspring; procreation
be continually changing or varying in an irregular way
connected or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures
constantly wanting more; that which cannot be satisfied
defeat in any conflict, as in argument; force into submission
designating, or of a population subgroup having a common cultural heritage, as distinguished by customs, characteristics, language, common history, etc.
division into two parts, groups, or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed
easily managed, taught, or controlled; docile; compliant
extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous
first menstrual period of a girl in puberty
formal, systematic article or book on some particular subject
furnished and arranged
go against; oppose; conflict with; contradict
have two or more possible meanings; not clear; vague
having or characterized by intense feeling or strong passion
having simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing
head, esp. the crown, back, or hair of the head
in comparison with or in relation to

not substantial; slight; flimsy

of or characteristic of merchants or trade

of or fit for servants

person dependent on another, as for protection or patronage

power to entice or attract; fascination

punish, esp. by beating; scold or condemn sharply

right or fair; deserved or merited

sacred, as distinguished from the secular or profane

science or philosophy of law

serving as a model or example worth imitating

set right; rectify

short, concise statement of a principle; maxim; adage

strike or beat with a flail (tool for threshing grain); move one�s arms about like flails

that part of a man�s property which his widow inherits for life

that part of a Muslim household in which the women live; seraglio

too great or too many; immoderate

very sacred, holy, or inviolable

virtuousness; sexual abstinence; celibacy; modesty

weakness, esp. moral weakness

Vocabulary Review 9: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Words

abhor
animism
artifact
barren
brackish
check
circa
cosmopolitan
crack
decimate
desert
ecclesiastical
emporium
entice
etymology
exegesis
gross
hagiography
heterogeneous
homogenous
imam
indigenous
itinerant
manumission
matrilineal
melting pot
middleman
minaret
monopoly
muezzin
nexus
plausible
prey (v)
prodigious
progenitor
propitiate
savannah
steppes
suffice
vibrant

VR 9 � Definitions

a country, place, or area in which immigrants of various nationalities and races are assimilated
a forefather or ancestor in direct line; source from which something comes
a high, slender tower attached to a mosque, with one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin calls the people to prayer
a trader who buys commodities from the producer and sells them to the retailer or consumer
about (with a date)
any object made by human work, esp. a simple or primitive tool, weapon, etc.
attract by offering hope of reward; tempt
be enough; be sufficient or adequate
belief that all natural phenomena have souls independent of their physical being
book or writing about the lives of saints
cause to become favorably inclined; appease or conciliate
cause to stop suddenly; halt abruptly
common to or representative of all or many parts of t he world; not national or local
composed of similar or identical elements or parts; uniform
composed of unlike or unrelated elements or parts; varied; miscellaneous
connection, tie, or link between individuals of a group
designating or descent of kinship or derivation through the mother
dry, barren, sandy region, naturally incapable of supporting almost any life
excelling in skill or performance; first-rate
exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market
existing, growing, or produced naturally in a region; native to
explanation, critical analysis, or interpretation of a word, literary passage, etc.
freeing or being freed from slavery
glaring; flagrant
great plains of SE Europe and Asia that have few trees
in Muslim countries, a crier, as in a minaret, who calls the people to prayer five times a day
leader of prayer in a Muslim mosque; any of various Muslim leaders and rulers
make a profit from a victim as by swindling; plunder; rob
not producing crops or fruit; unproductive
of great size, power, extent; enormous, huge
of the church, organization of the church, or clergy
origin and development of a word or phrase
originally, to select by lot and kill every tenth one of; now, to destroy or kill a large part of
place of commerce; trading center; marketplace
seemingly true, but often implying disbelief
shrink from in disgust; detest
somewhat salty; having an unpleasant taste
throbbing with life and activity
traveling from place to place
treeless plain or grassland with scattered trees, esp. in tropical or sub-tropical region having seasonal rains

Vocabulary Review 10 - Words

annul
apportion
attire
augury
amiable
bugbear
celibacy
conciliate
contrive
debauched
defame
denounce
desolate
docile
doctrinal
dominion
erudite
extinct
fervor
flagrant
flighty
impediment
instigate
intrepid
inviolable
lascivious
loathing
maxim
mulish
notable
ominous
procreation
qualm
rash
remunerative
reprimand
scrupulous
taunt
uproar
wheedle

VR 10 � Definitions

abomination
abrogate
admonition
aphorism
cajole
capricious
chastity
decry
defunct
denigrate
dissolute
divination
dogmatic
foment
generation
genial
gibe
gross
hindrance
hobgoblin
imprudent
learned
licentious
lucrative
mete
meticulous
obstinate
propitiate
raiment
sacrosanct
scruple
signal
sinister
stark
sway
tractable
tumult
undaunted
wangle
zeal

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