historical power words

1. Historical Power Words 1. Acrimony. Noun. Hatred; bitterness; animosity Use instead of Hatred; bitterness; animosity Historical Example: �One of the major themes is seventeenth century English history is the acrimony between the monarchy and Parliament.�

3. Historical Power Words 3. Capitulate. Verb. To submit completely; to surrender Use: Instead of give up; surrender Historical Example: �Once the French withdrew their support form Italy, (to fight the Prussians) it was not long before the forces of the Vatican capitulated to Cavour, and Italy was finally unified.�

4. Historical Power Words 4. Defamatory. Adjective. Slanderous statements; injurious words meant to hurt a person�s reputation Use: Instead of slanderous, unkind Historical Example: �It is a common misconception that Martin Luther�s 95 Theses were nothing more than defamatory statements.�

5. Historical Power Words 5. Efficacious. Adjective. The most effective; the most efficient Use: Instead of effective; efficient Historical Example: �Factory production, although the most materially efficacious manner of producing goods, exacts a dire cost on its workforce.�

6. Historical Power Words 6. Fathom. Verb. To measure the depth of; to try and grasp the importance of something Use: Instead of understand; grasp Historical Example: �It is difficult to fathom the gravity of the Nazi Party in the 1930�s without looking to the inadequacies of the Weimar Republic of Germany in the 1920�s.�

7. Historical Power Words 7. Grievous. Adjective. Causing grief or sorrow; serious; distressing; harmful Use: Instead of serious; harmful Historical Example: �The systematic exploitation of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere after Columbus� arrival is one of the most grievous human rights abuses in history.�

8. Historical Power Words 8. Hegemony. Noun. Leadership; a visible expression of domination: usually by a country Use: Instead of domination; power Historical Example: �Religion and Political hegemony were inextricably linked in the Thirty Years War.�

9. Historical Power Words 9. Immutable. Adjective. Unchanging; invariable Use: Instead of constant, unchanging Historical Example: �The greatest threat Charles Darwin posed to the established Church was his belief that mankind was not immutable, that were were still evolving.�

10. Historical Power Words 10. Judicious. Adjective. Sensible; showing good judgment. Use: Instead of wise decision making, sensible Historical Example: �Neville Chamberlain believed that his policy of appeasement with Hitler was judicious, and would �bring peace in our time.��

11. Historical Power Words 11. Labyrinthine. Adjective. Literally �maze like�; very complicated. Use: Instead of complicated Historical Example: �One of the most difficult parts of European History is the labyrinthine political and religious structure of the Holy Roman Empire.�

12. Historical Power Words 12. Malevolence. Noun. Causing evil or wishing ill will toward others. Use: Instead of evil, as applied to a person�s actions Historical Example: �There is a fine line between meting out justice and blatant malevolence. Many monarchs were unable to toe this line.�

13. Historical Power Words 13. Nefarious. Adjective. Vicious. Evil Use: Instead of evil of vicious (person) Historical Example: �Josef Stalin�s treatment of the Ukrainians in 1930-1931 sealed his position as one of the most nefarious rulers of all time.�

14. Historical Power Words 14. Obsequious. Adjective. Overly submissive; brownnosing Use: Instead of �brownnose�; yes man; lackey Historical Example: �A common pitfall of leadership is to mistake obsequiousness (noun) with valued advice.�

15. Historical Power Words 15. Panacea. Noun. Something that I supposedly a �cure-all; the �magic bullet� Use: Instead of solution; cure-all Historical Example: �Marx saw the inevitable re-distribution of wealth (through the revolt of the proletariat) as the panacea for the ills of the industrial age.�

16. Historical Power Words 16. Quarantine. Noun or Verb. To isolate to prevent the spread of disease; to isolate Use: Instead of isolate Historical Example: �Ship�s in Italian ports thought to have the plague on board were required to stay at anchor for forty days (quarrento in Italian), hence the term quarantine.�

17. Historical Power Words 17. Rancor. Noun. Bitter hatred. Anger Use: Instead of Hatred; deep hatred Historical Example: �Given the historical treatment of the Poles, it is not surprising the level of rancor they had for both the Germans and the Russians.�

18. Historical Power Words 18. Satiate. Verb. To satisfy; to please; to mollify Use: Instead of satisfy; mollify Historical Example: �One the executions began during the Reign of Terror, it became clear that no amount of decapitation could satiate those in power seeking justice.�

19. Historical Power Words 19. Tempestuous. Adjective. Stormy; raging; furious Use: Instead of furious; intense; stormy (as in a relationship) Historical Example: �It seems Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart had a very tempestuous relationship for half-sisters.�

20. Historical Power Words 20. Upbraid. Verb. To scold; to reprimand Use: Instead of scold; criticize Historical Example: �It was not uncommon for and aristocrat to upbraid a peasant, a total stranger, as if they were that peasants parent.�

21. Historical Power Words 21. Venerable. Adjective. Respected because of Age. Use: Instead of honored; respected Historical Example: �Inexplicably, Winston Churchill, one of the most venerated (verb) leaders Britain had ever know, lost his position as Prime minister before WWII had even ended.�

22. Historical Power Words 22. Writ. Noun. Written document; usually in Law Use: Instead of written law Historical Example: �The writ of Habeas Corpus was one of the cornerstones of the English Bill of Rights.

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