Glossary

Glossary

despotic (adj.) – tyrannical, cruel

proclamation (n) – announcement

barbarous (adj.) – extremely brutal or mercilessly harsh

abandon (v) – desert, give up completely

reverence (n) – deep respect

mandate (n) – an official order

summit (n) – the topmost point of a hill or mountain

injunction (n) – an order restraining someone from performing an act

shriveled (adj.) – wrinkled and contracted due to old age or due to strain

gravely (adv.) – seriously