Literature Vocab 1

Impel

To drive forward; force
Abdicate

To give up responsibility for
Mercenary

A professional soldier hired to fight in a foreign army
Arbitrary

Based on unpredictable decisions rather than on reason or law
Insurrection

Rebellion
Vindication

The defense or justification of something, such as ones right
Dispensation

Distribution; giving out
Solicitous

Full of desire; eager
Countenance

To give or express approval; support
Acquiescing

Consenting passively or without protest
Lethargy

A state of sluggishness and inactivity
Emancipate

To free; liberate
Probity

Honesty; integrity
Precept

A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action
Ruminating

Turning a matter over and over in the mind

Author

Sypes

ID

167403

Card Set

Literature Vocab 1

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Literature Vocab 1

Updated

2012-09-08T14:19:04Z

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