weekly vocab
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- align
- to bring into line
- arid
- not having enough rainfall to support agriculture
- regal
- of,relating to, or suitable for a monarch;royal
- ameliorate
- to improve or better
- odyssey
- N. an extended adventurous voyage or trip
- procure
- to obtain
- conducive
- tending to bring about
- doctrine
- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
- subtle
- shrewd,keen,clever,or sly
- equate
- to make equal oequivalent
- coalition
- an alliance,especially a temporary one, of people,parties,or nations
- presume
- to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, take upon onself, take liberties
- precursor
- one that precedes another; a forerunner or predessor
- laudable
- desevring commendation;praiseworthy
- commence
- to begin;start
- sweeping
- having wide-ranging influence of effect
- proficient
- very good at doing something ;expert
- quondam
- former; that once was
- hued
- colored
- manifest
- to show plainly
- enumerate
- to name one after another; list
- affirm
- to declare to be true; assert
- ziggurat
- a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
- requisite
- requirement
- unpalatable
- not pleasing to taste
- philanthropist
- someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
- denote
- to severe a a mark or indication of
- moderator
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- edifice
- an impressive or large biulding
- compute
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- analogous
- similar or alike in such a way as to permit a comparison
- spire
- a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- exorbitant
- going beyond the limits of what is fair, reasonable or expected( adj
- pendulous
- hanging lossely;suspened so as to swing or sway
- ebb
- fall away or decline
- proposition
- a statement to be proved, explained, or discussed
- herald
- to proclaim; announce
- peril
- the state of being in great danger
- trek
- make a long and difficult journey
- bestow
- to present a a gift
- jingoistic
- supportive of extreme nationalism characterized by a belligerent foreign policy
- discernible
- recognizable by sight or intellect
- contrition
- remorse, repentance, bitter regret felt owing to wrongdoing
- acquisition
- something gained, especially by one's own effort