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60 Cards in this Set
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Mini |
a small British car popular with students. |
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kinswoman |
a female relation. |
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diverse |
various |
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to impress |
to stamp |
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arms |
heraldic coat of arms |
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warrant |
a written order giving legal authority. |
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petition |
request |
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simony |
the buying and selling of church positions. |
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nepotism |
giving jobs to undeserving relatives. |
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to scandalize |
to offend by doing something thought to be wrong. |
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indulgence |
a cancellation of punishment for sins. |
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purgatory |
the place in which a person's soul was thought to suffer until all sins were punished. |
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mortal sin |
the worst kind of sin, e.g., murder. |
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remission |
cancellation |
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satire |
a story, poem, or a play that criticizes something or someone by using irony. |
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corrupt |
dishonest, depraved. |
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Pontifex Maximus |
head of the college of priests in Rome. |
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invincible |
unconquerable |
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diligent |
putting careful effort. |
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prince |
a monarch, not necessarily male---Queen Elizabeth was called a prince. |
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heathen |
without religion |
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salvation |
rescue from the consequences of sin. |
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predestination |
a belief that the fate of every person's soul was decided by God long ago. |
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bull |
an official order from the pope with his lead seal, called a "bulla", attached. |
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vernacular |
the language spoken by people in their homes. |
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theocracy |
a system of government in which God's laws are considered the laws of the state. |
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dissoluteness |
wickedness |
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freethinker |
a person who forms a religious opinion without consulting organized religion. |
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pyre |
pile of wood, on which one would be executed by burning or strangulation. |
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mission |
headquarters for Jesuit efforts to convert others to Catholicism. |
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to commission |
to hire for a specific purpose. |
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baroque |
an elaborate artistic style typical of 1550-1750. |
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atrocity |
an extremely wicked deed. |
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progressive |
puts new ideas into practice |
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cottage industry |
a business in which hired workers produce goods in their own homes. |
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victor |
conqueror |
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merchant adventure |
an independent merchant who bands with others to finance business ventures. |
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to sponsor |
to pay expenses in return for part of the profits. |
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jousting |
knightly combat,usually two people try to knock each other off horse with lances. |
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arranged marriage |
one in which the parents choose the marriage partners. |
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ritual |
ceremony |
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ballad |
a poem that tells a story in verses, usually sung. |
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lyrics |
the words for a song. |
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gelding |
a calm horse |
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tyrant |
a person who rules without regard for others. |
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regent |
a person appointed to rule in place of a monarch who is too young, ill, or old to rule. |
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tuberculosis |
a disease of the lungs, common and always fatal until recently. Also called "consumption". |
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Wlizabethan |
having to do with England during the reign of Elizabeth I. |
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diplomacy |
managing relations between nations. |
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Sea Dogs |
English sea captains authorized to raid Spanish ships and towns. |
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armada |
a fleet of war ships |
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gunnery |
the art of firing cannons quickly and accurately---difficult on a rolling ship. |
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maritime |
having to do with the sea. |
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courtier |
an attendant at a royal court. |
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Ibo |
a member of the Ibo people in Africa. |
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to flog |
to beat with a strap, stick, or whip. |
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brute |
an animal |
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to enclose |
to fence off |
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cottage |
a house, usually small |
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less developed country |
a country with a poorly developed economy. |
