| Abdication |
An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne |
| Almanac |
An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables |
| Amphibian |
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills |
| Allegory |
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
| Axiom |
A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based |
| Belligerent |
A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law |
| Biopsy |
An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause or extent of a disease |
| Blasphemy |
The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk |
| Chronology |
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence |
| Crusade |
A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change |
| Ephemeral |
Lasting for a very short time |
| Extempore |
Spoken or done without preparation |
| Exonerate |
Release someone from a duty or obligation |
| Gregarious |
Fond of company |
| Indelible |
Making marks that cannot be removed |
| Infallible |
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong |
| Inevitable |
Certain to happen |
| Nostalgia |
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past |
| Panacea |
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases |
| Pantheism |
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe |
| Pedantic |
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules |
| Plagiarism |
The practice of taking someone else?s work or ideas and passing them off as one?s own |
| Potable |
Safe to drink |
| Regalia |
The emblems or insignia of royalty |
| Sacrilege |
Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred |
| Sinecure |
A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit |
| Souvenir |
A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event |
| Utopia |
An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering |
| Venial |
Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace |
| Verbatim |
In exactly the same words as were used originally |
