Chapter 10-13 Vocab

Collapse

A complete failure and ruin

Relapse

A falling back into an old illness or bad habit

Theocracy

A government ruled by a religious figure

Levity

A lack of seriousness

Bureaucrat

A minor official

Benefactor

A person who gives friendly aid

Cadence

A rhythmic rise and fall

Perceptible

Able to be noticed or felt

Precept

An important idea to a system of being

Animosity

Anger or hostility

Privileged

Available only to a special few; entitled to something special

Perjury

Breaking of a legal oath

Dismal

Causing great sadness or negativity

Benign

Causing no harm

Voracious

Devouring

Equanimity

Evenness of mind or spirit; calm

Omnivorous

Feeding on both animals and plants

Domineering

Forcing others to obey

Magnanimous

Generous in spirit

Rapt

Giving total attention to; captivated

Aristocracy

Group of the most wealthy and privileged

Legislative

Having to do with the law

Surreptitious

Hidden or secret

Malicious

Intended to hurt or harm

Discord

Lack of agreement, disharmony

Decadent

Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

Accord

Sameness of opinion; agreement

Rapacious

Seizing everything; greedy

Concession

Something given up or yielded

Casualty

Something or something injured, killed, or eliminated

Mellifluous

Sweetly flowing or sounding

Conjure

To bring forth, especially through words

Legitimize

To give credit or recognition to

Leaven

To make less heavy or serious

Alleviate

To make less painful or dangerous

Recede

To move back or away from

Elapse

To slip away; go by

Cede

To surrender

Abjure

To swear off; renounce

Cordial

Warmly friendly and polite

Affluent

Wealthy and privileged

susceptible

able to be influenced

superfluous

additional to what is necessary; extra

predominant

being most evident or apparent

herbivorous

eating only plants

benevolent

kindly, charitable

indomitable

unbeatable; resilient

malevolent

wishing harm to others