Eng 7 handmaids tale

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• subversion the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution: the ruthless subversion of democracy.
• sedition conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
• heresy (plural heresies) belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine: Huss was burned for heresy | the doctrine was denounced as a heresy by the Pope. • opinion profoun
• salvage rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea: an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck. • retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or
• pious devoutly religious. • (archaic) dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents.
• illicit forbidden by law, rules, or custom: illicit drugs | illicit sex.
• rigidity the quality of being stiff, hard, and unable to bend. It can describe a physical object or a person who is very stubborn and inflexible.
• porous Filled with tiny holes (pores) that allow liquids or air to pass through easily (like a sponge or pumice stone (“pimpsten” in Swedish)).
• fluorescent strikingly bright or glowing under certain light conditions (like neon highlighters or safety vests).
• inscrutable Impossible to understand, interpret, or see through (like a blank face where you cannot tell what the person is thinking).
• frowsy Dirty, untidy, messy, or smelling bad (often used to describe someone's uncombed appearance or a messy room).
• leach means that a chemical substance, mineral, or nutrient has been slowly washed out or removed from a material (such as soil or rock) by the action of water passing through it.

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