Tuesday, September 6, 2011

New Vocabulary: Empress Theodora/ The Hipodrome

1. threaten: verb. menace, give signs or warning of. The clouds threaten rain.
2. forbade: verb. past tense of forbid. prohibit.
3. repeal: verb. to put an end to something planned. The army decided to repeal the rebellion.
4. strengthen. verb. fortify, make strong, increase the ability of a muscle.
5. sought: verb. past tense of seek. look for, search.
6. riot: noise or disturbance cause by rebels, public violence.
7. witty: adj. clever, intelligent.
8. input: noun. advice, opinion, comment.
9. loot: verb. sack, to rob especially on a large scale and usually by violence or corruption, especially in war.
10. perhaps: adv. possibly, but not certainly, maybe

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