The Aged Mother Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from The Aged Mother

despotic (adjective)

Exercising absolute power in a cruel or oppressive way; tyrannical.

proclamation (noun)

An official public announcement or decree issued by a person in authority.

barbarous (adjective)

Extremely cruel, brutal, or uncivilized.

reverence (noun)

Deep respect and admiration, often mixed with awe or devotion.

mandate (noun)

An official order or command that must be obeyed.

mode (noun)

A particular way, method, or manner in which something is done or experienced.

unwhitened (adjective)

Not polished or refined; rice that has not had its outer husk fully removed, leaving it brown.

summit (noun)

The highest point or peak of a mountain or hill.

hastening (noun)

Moving or acting with urgent speed; hurrying.

intervals (noun)

Spaces of distance or time between things; regular gaps.

stooping (adjective)

Bent forward and downward, as from age or weariness.

injunction (noun)

An earnest warning, instruction, or command given with authority.

thine (adjective)

An archaic form of "your," used before a vowel sound.

shriveled (adjective)

Wrinkled and shrunken, especially from age or loss of moisture.

heralds (noun)

Official messengers who carry and announce proclamations or news from a ruler.

dread (noun)

Great fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

wit (noun)

Keen mental sharpness and inventive cleverness.

meditated (verb)

Thought deeply and carefully about something; reflected or contemplated.

abolished (verb)

Formally and officially put an end to a law, practice, or institution.

cometh (verb)

An archaic form of "comes," used in older or formal English.