| A | B |
|---|
| pious | showing loyal respect for a person or thing; devoted to |
| abhor | to hate |
| vindication | the act of justifying or clearing of accusations |
| precepts | rules or laws |
| abate | to lessen or decrease in amount or intensity |
| prudence | the ability to self-govern |
| brute | a beast |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| compelled | to feel made to do something because of pressure |
| commence | to begin |
| apprehension | fear of some future evil |
| apt | skilled or suitable for something |
| feigned | pretended; faked |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel; to imitate |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided; destined to happen |
| pillage | the act of looting, taking the goods of, especially in war |
| glut (past tense glutted) | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| evince | to reveal; to show; make evident |
| usurpation | the act of seizing or taking without right or authority |
| transient | not lasting or staying long |
| despotism | a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power |
