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| Ratification | the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid |
| catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions |
| Finishing School | a private school where girls are prepared for entry into fashionable society. |
| despondency | a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage |
| ensuring | make certain that (something) shall occur or be the case |
| erroneous | wrong; incorrect |
| covert | not openly acknowledged or displayed |
| sovereign | (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without outside interference |
| dissension | disagreement that leads to conflict among the people involved |
| discord | conflict |
| Preamble | is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. |
| posterity | all future generations of people |
| adversity | difficulties; misfortune |
| heroine | a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities |
| non-commissioned | (of an officer in the armed forces) ranking below warrant officer, as sergeant or petty officer |
| pension | a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed during their working life |
| derived | obtain something from (a specified source): |
| odious | extremely unpleasant; repulsive |
| aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles |
| oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
| Saxon | a member of a Germanic people that inhabited parts of central and northern Germany from Roman times, many of whom conquered and settled in southern England in the 5th–6th centuries. |
| ordain | order or decree (something) officially |
| disenfranchise | deprive (someone) of a right or privilege such as voting |
| attainder | the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony. |
| Ex Post Facto | with retroactive effect or force |
| abrige | shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense, or limit something |
| immunity | protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty |
| Domestic Tranquility | keeping the peace within the nation. It means preventing domestic terrorism at the hands of citizens and outsiders and controlling rebellious behavior that threatens to undermine national security. |
| Informative Explanatory | A type of writing that conveys information accurately. The writer’s purpose is to increase the reader’s knowledge, to help the reader better understand a procedure or process, or to increase the reader’s comprehension of a concept. |
| Expositiory | writing that seeks to explain, illuminate or 'expose' (which is where the word 'expository' comes from). |
| Gender Roles | pattern of behaviour, personality traits and attitudes defining masculinity or femininity in a certain culture |
| Thesis | a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, |
| Claim | An opinion that must be backed up by evidence in order to convince another person |
| Point of View | is the perspective from which a speaker or writer recounts a narrative or presents information. Also known as viewpoint. |
| Formal Style | A style of writing that does not include casual language such as contractions, slang, etc. It is written in third person |
