Cyropaedia (The Education of Cyrus) Glossary

Cyropaedia (The Education of Cyrus) Glossary

Oligarchy

A government where a group of people or organization rules a country (Noun).

Innumerable

Numerous, Countless, Multitudinous (Adjective).

Exertion

Effort, Struggle, Hard Work, Toil (Noun).

Transgressor

Lawbreaker, Convict, Criminal (Noun).

Calumny

Slander, Defamation, Character Assassination (Noun).

Continence

Celibacy, Chastity, Abstinence, Asceticism (Noun).

Malefactor

Criminal, Culprit, Offender, Wrongdoer (Noun).

Debarred

Excluded, Disqualified, Disentitled (Adjective).

Adornment

Embellishment, Decoration, Ornamentation (Noun).

Caprice

Whim, Fancy, Impulse (Noun).

Loquacity

Garrulity, Volubility (Noun).

Precipice

Cliff (Noun).

Rueful

Sorrowful, Regretful, Remorseful (Adjective).

Grandsire

Grandfather, archaic usage (Noun).

Ambuscade

Ambush, archaic usage (Noun).

Eloquence

Oratory, Rhetoric (Noun).

Condiment

A substance used to add to the taste and flavor of a food, like salt or pepper (Noun).

Succour

Aid, Help, Assistance (Noun).

Plenteous

Plentiful, Abundant, Ample, Bountiful (Adjective).

Covenant

Undertake, Pledge, Promise (Verb).

Paraphernalia

Equipment, Apparatus, Kit (Noun).

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