Vocabulary

• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• rally around: To come together to support someone or something.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in the Biblical sense: According to the meaning or context found in the Bible.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• strike: To hit something
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• furious: Extremely angry
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
• descendant: Family member from generations following you
• great: Very good; better than before
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
• tyrant: Cruel unfair ruler who demands complete obedience
• absent: Not present at a usual or expected place
• conform: To agree or be compatible with something else
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
• treason: Crime of trying to overthrow your own government
• butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
• reluctantly: In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
• history: Established pattern or record
• pharaoh: A king or queen who ruled in ancient Egypt
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• daughter: A female child of someone
• vile: Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
• bad: Not good; wrong
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• stepmother: Father's wife after death/divorce of your mother
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• father: A male parent
• wife: Married woman
• king: Person considered the best or top at something
• behead: To execute by cutting off the head
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years