| A | B |
|---|
| cadavers | dead bodies |
| clogging | blocking |
| politicized | when something is made political |
| enmity | hatred |
| astonishing | very shocking and surprising |
| elites | most powerful, rich, or talented people in a group |
| compromise | make a deal; an agreement in which both sides give up something |
| predictable | obvious that something will happen; very likely to happen |
| pious | very religious |
| ascetic | simple, strict, austere lifestyle with very few luxuries or physical pleasures; selfless |
| timid | shy, nervous, lacking self-confidence and courage |
| ambushed | attacked by surprise |
| cooperatives | groups working together |
| endurance | stamina; ability to last a long time |
| hierarchy | system in which people or things are ranked in order |
| protagonists | leaders of a movement or cause; main characters |
| catechists | people who follow Christian and New Testament religous teachings |
| prophet | a person -- sometimes a religious person -- who tells future events |
| unheeded | not listened to; ignored; unanswered |
| thunderous | very loud |
| mutiny | rebellion by a group of people - usually soldiers |
| savage | cruel; merciless; fierce; uncivilized |
| perish | die |
