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Book 7 · Middle school II
Chapter 9 · List 9 · Conquest
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assert (v)
To declare firmly.
bleak (adj)
Cold and cheerless; without hope.
conquest (n)
Victory by force.
decimate (v)
To destroy a large part of.
depict (v)
To portray in words or pictures.
emissary (n)
An agent sent on a mission.
envoy (n)
A messenger or representative.
hostility (n)
Unfriendliness; opposition.
lavish (adj)
Extravagant; profuse.
missionary (n)
One sent to do religious work in another country.
plunder (v/n)
To rob during war; the goods taken.
regalia (n)
Decorations or emblems of rank.
reign (n/v)
Period a ruler rules; to rule.
stoic (adj)
Calm under pain or trouble.
treachery (n)
A betrayal of trust.