| A | B |
|---|
| confiscation | act of seizing private property |
| sloth | laziness; idleness |
| subsequently | at a later time |
| abrogated | repealed; annulled |
| forfeited | gave up, as a penalty |
| fraudulent | characterized by deceit or trickery |
| treachery | betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance |
| stead | position of a person as filled by a replacement |
| theme | central idea, concern, or purpose of a literary work |
| monarch as hero | ruler is portrayed as a person with larger than life noble qualities |
| arguments | ideas supported by their logical connections to other ideas |
| charged language | words with strong positive and negative connotations |
| persuasive device | use of words to lead an audience to accept a particular position or attitude |
