empire

Dianne S.
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  1. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  2. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  3. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  4. imperium
    supreme authority; absolute dominion
  5. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  6. eminently
    in an manner above others in quality or position
  7. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  8. augment
    enlarge or increase
  9. corpulent
    excessively large
  10. purveyor
    someone who supplies provisions, especially food
  11. sartorial
    of or relating to tailoring or clothing
  12. sumptuary
    regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
  13. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
  14. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  15. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  16. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
  17. internecine
    within a group or organization
  18. garrison
    a fortified military post where troops are stationed
  19. counterfactual
    going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
  20. annex
    attach to
  21. cormorant
    large, dark-colored, long-necked seabird
  22. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  23. nascent
    being born or beginning
  24. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  25. conquistador
    a 16th-century Spanish conqueror of Peru and Mexico
  26. cochineal
    Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti
  27. sinew
    a band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment
  28. impregnable
    incapable of being attacked or tampered with
  29. circumnavigate
    travel completely around something
  30. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  31. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  32. inaugurate
    commence officially
  33. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  34. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  35. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  36. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  37. miscegenation
    marriage or reproduction by people of different races
  38. Moghul
    a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
  39. nabob
    a governor in India during the Mogul empire
  40. timorous
    shy and fearful by nature
  41. protracted
    relatively long in duration
  42. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  43. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  44. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  45. liable
    subject to legal action
  46. meritocratic
    relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy
  47. meritocracy
    a social system in which power goes to superior intellects
  48. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  49. exculpatory
    clearing of guilt or blame
  50. ratchet
    device consisting of a toothed wheel moving in one direction
  51. artificer
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  52. repatriation
    the act of returning to one's country of origin
  53. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  54. arrears
    the state of being behind in payments
  55. wantonly
    in a wanton manner
  56. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  57. extirpate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  58. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  59. inordinate
    beyond normal limits
  60. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  61. dissimulation
    the act of deceiving
  62. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  63. grandee
    a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
  64. perpetuity
    the property of being seemingly ceaseless
  65. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  66. Punjabi
    a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India
  67. nominal
    relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
  68. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  69. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  70. intrench
    fix firmly or securely
  71. intrenchment
    an entrenched fortification
  72. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  73. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  74. tenacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  75. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  76. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
  77. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
  78. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  79. Algonquian
    a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
  80. expropriation
    taking out of an owner's hands
  81. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  82. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  83. demesne
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
  84. meritorious
    deserving reward or praise
  85. patronage
    the business given to an establishment by its customers
  86. cronyism
    favoritism shown to friends and associates
  87. palatine
    any of various important officials in ancient Rome
  88. recompense
    make payment to
  89. indenture
    formal agreement as to terms of a debt
  90. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  91. monoculture
    the act or practice of growing only one type of crop
  92. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  93. actuate
    put in motion
  94. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  95. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  96. progeny
    the immediate descendants of a person
  97. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
  98. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
  99. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  100. cache
    a hidden storage space
  101. Appalachian
    a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
  102. exchequer
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  103. posterity
    all future generations
  104. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  105. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  106. devolution
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level
  107. apex
    the highest point of something
  108. devolve
    pass on or delegate to another
  109. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  110. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  111. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
  112. inveterate
    habitual
  113. tenacity
    persistent determination
  114. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  115. splenetic
    of or relating to the spleen
  116. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  117. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  118. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  119. antipode
    direct opposite
  120. Luddite
    any opponent of technological progress
  121. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  122. negation
    the speech act of denying or refusing
  123. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  124. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  125. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  126. conurbation
    an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
  127. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  128. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  129. Quebecois
    of or relating to Quebec
  130. Quebec
    the largest province of Canada
  131. spectre
    a ghostly appearing figure
  132. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  133. amorally
    without regard for the distinction between right and wrong
  134. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  135. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  136. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  137. squadron
    a naval unit that is detached from the fleet
  138. volte-face
    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
  139. nous
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  140. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  141. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  142. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  143. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  144. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  145. amorality
    the quality of being amoral
  146. admiralty
    the office of admiral
  147. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  148. autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
  149. rudiment
    the elementary stage of any subject
  150. licentiate
    holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
  151. catechize
    give religious instructions to
  152. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  153. dourly
    in a sullen manner
  154. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  155. ecumenical
    concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
  156. Mohammedan
    a follower of Mohammed
  157. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  158. Ganges
    an Asian river
  159. Madras
    a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
  160. injudicious
    lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
  161. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  162. promulgation
    a public statement containing information about an event
  163. promulgate
    state or announce
  164. putative
    purported
  165. pyre
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  166. specious
    plausible but false
  167. fen
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  168. Asiatic
    of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
  169. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  170. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  171. ferrous
    of or relating to or containing iron
  172. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  173. miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
  174. peripatetic
    traveling especially on foot
  175. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  176. tacitly
    by unexpressed agreement
  177. tacitly
    by unexpressed agreement
  178. munificence
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  179. circumlocutory
    roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  180. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  181. theodolite
    a surveying instrument for measuring angles
  182. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  183. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  184. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  185. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  186. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  187. delectation
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  188. peerage
    the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
  189. enigmatic
    not clear to the understanding
Created on Sun Nov 20 04:26:13 EST 2011 (updated Sat Feb 09 05:06:43 EST 2013)

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