world lit vocab 2

a. ruler having absolute power or authority b. a person who exercises power oppressively;a tyrant

characteristic of social and economic system of government used in Europe, whereby a person, in return for being granted control of land, owed to service and loyalty to a lord.

a. dominion or control, particularly of one country over others b. dominant influence or authority

an order or persons or entities classified according to authority, rank, or importance

a right or priviledge, particularly a hereditary or officeal one, held by a person or group

a government or any other administrative in power

a. the chief of state, usually in a monarchy b. self-governing; independent c. having the highest rank or supreme power

referring to a government that exercises control over all aspects of life

to seize and retain the rights, power, property, or position of another without legal authority

a. lacking of feeling or emotion; impassiveness b. lack of interest in things generally found exciting, interesting or moving, indifference

a. acceptance, as of a proposal or statement, compliance b. to agree to something, especially after thoughtful consideration

a. understanding, concerned identification with another's situation or feelings b. the attribution of one's own feelings to an object

a. expressing or arousing pity, sympathy, or tenderness; sad b. distressing and inadequate

a. the scientific and medical study of a disease, its causes, its processes, and its effects b. the physical changes in the body and its functioniong as a result of a disease or disorder

a sense of something about to occur; premonition;; foreboding

a. the ability to feel, sense, or perceive; mental or emotional responsiveness towards something b. refined awareness and appreciation in matters of feeling and perception

a. inclined to give advice in self-righteous way b. inclined to wise sayng; abounding in proverbs c. brief and pointed in meaning or expression; saying much in few words

a. a thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than on reason b. a general cast of mind regarding something c. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling

responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy

to free from charge; declare blameless

to obtain by threats or other coercive means; exact; wring

not permitted by custom or law; illegal

a. incapable of being corredcted or reformed b. a person who cannot be reformed

a. an offense of less seriousness than a felony b. misbehavior

to steal

a tough or rowdy person

without scruples or principles; not honorable

a. unpleasant; disgusting b. miserable; wretched; c. morally low or base

a. good humored playful conversation b. to converse in a teasing or playful manner

a representation, usually pictorial which exaggerates or distorts the subject's feature to produce a comic or ridiculous effect

amusingly odd or comical

a. playfully humorous b. jesting, often in an inappropriate or offensive way

marked by a disrespectful frivolity or indifference

loud and lively merriment; boisterousness

laughable because of an obvious absurdity or ridculousness

gladness or lightheartedness, especially when expressed by laughter; gaiety, merriment

a. playful or fanciful; imaginatively humorous

a witty or clever remark or saying

a. unfavorable to one's interest or welfare b. contrary or opposing in intention or effect; hostile

having a strong feeling or dislike or reluctance

to leave one country or region in order to settle in another

in a manner marked by metaphorical language or figures of speech

to enter or settle in a country that is not one's native land

showing or having simplicity, openness, and honesty, in a childlike way

a. according to the actual meaning of the word or phrase b. according to the facts; without exaggeration or metaphor

a. to ill-treat persistently and grievously b. to annoy continually; pester

to bring a legal action against in order to convict of a violation of a law

–noun, plural -ties. 1. austere quality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness. 2. Usually, austerities. ascetic practices: austerities of monastery life. 3. strict economy

to lessen the value or price of.

net value house

adjective 1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: a frugal manager. 2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.

lacking resources

very generous

has to do with money

small depression, economy struggling

pay compensation

able to pay debts and bills and shtuffs

a. having or showing creative or inventive skill b. original or imaginative in dsighn orexecution