Words English Then and Now 7

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  • abbreviation a shortened form of a word or phrase
  • ancestor a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended
  • approximately used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly
  • Celtic relating to the Celts or their languages, which include Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx, Cornish
  • clergy the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church
  • comprehensible able to be understood; intelligible
  • compulsory required by law or a rule; obligatory
  • credit publicly acknowledge someone as a participant in the production of something published
  • curriculum the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college
  • descendant a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor
  • Enlightenment a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism
  • enrich improve or enhance the quality or value of
  • equivalent equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
  • Germanic relating to the peoples of ancient northern and western Europe speaking Germanic languages
  • globalization the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
  • heir a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death
  • hence as a consequence; for this reason
  • imperialism a policy of extending a country's power and influence through military force
  • interchange exchange things with each other
  • invasive who enters a region so as to subjugate or occupy it
  • isle an island or peninsula
  • merge blend or cause to blend gradually into something else so as to become indistinguishable from it
  • native associated with the country, region, or circumstances of a person's birth
  • Norman a member of a people of mixed Frankish and Scandinavian origin who settled in Normandy from about ad 912
  • obscene (of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency
  • peer a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person
  • quarter each of four equal parts into which something can be divided
  • rightful having a legitimate right to property, position, or status
  • standardize cause (something) to conform to a standard

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