vaghn vocab 4
vaghn vocab 4
Terms
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- hegemony
- dominance, especially of one political body over another
- induce
- to persuade; influence
- conducive
- promoting; contributing(used with to); helpful
- renunciation
- an action or statement in which something is given up, rejected, abandoned, or sacrificed
- puissant
- mighty powerful, forceful
- annunciation
- an announcement ; a proclamation
- regalia
- emblems and symbols of royalty, rank, office, or institution
- regency
- the office or period of offfice of a regent; one who administers for a monarch, especially in England and France
- potentate
- monarch; a ruler possessing great power
- exegesis
- a thorough explanation or interpretation, especially of a sacred text
- traduce
- to slander, to speak falsely or maliciously of
- politic
- wise; prudent; sagacious or expedient; taking advantage of the moment; shrewd
- polity
- an organization socity, such as a nation, state, church, or other organization, having a specific form of government
- redoubt
- a small fort defending an important point
- viceroy
- a governor or ruler exercising authority on behalf of a soverign in a province or colony