| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| cogitate |
to think over something carefully or at length. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| replenish |
to make complete or full again; refill. |
| sedulous |
steady and persistent in an action or duty; diligent. |
| tumult |
the noise and commotion of a large crowd; uproar. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |