Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Vocab #1
Manumission
20
English
12th Grade
05/21/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Manumission
Definition
setting free slaves
Term
Postulate
Definition
assumption for argument
Term
Theocracy
Definition
church leaders
Term
Tithe
Definition
small offering, 1/10th of income
Term
Polarization
Definition
separation in opposing groups
Term
Tenure
Definition
length of time to hold a position (job position)
Term
Vassal
Definition
servants
Term
Pastoral
Definition
rural, country-like
Term
Masochism
Definition
pleasure from your own pain
Term
Matrilineal
Definition
tracing a family line on mother's side
Term
Prima Donna
Definition
Someone who is vain
Term
Phoenix
Definition
Legendary bird that is known to live 500 years, burn, and be reborn from the ashes (Harry Potter?)
Term
Milieu
Definition
surrounding settings
Term
Melanoma
Definition
pigment cancer (skin)
Term
Tundra
Definition
a vast treeless Arctic plain
Term
Methuselah
Definition
extremely old person
Term
xenophobia
Definition
a fear of foreign things
Term
usury
Definition
lending of money with interest charge
example: usury rate is 20% for credit cards, those people should be arrested
Term
Megalomania
Definition
thinking of one's self greater than one is
Term
Plutocracy
Definition
governed by the wealthy
Supporting users have an ad free experience!