Vocabulary Six

1. more important than anything else; supreme
5. absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration
13. relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor
15. morally correct behavior or thinking; righteous
16. the leaving of one's own country to settle permanently in another
17. a horse with a light reddish-brown coat
19. accept something reluctantly but without protest
20. imposing a tax or a fee; enlist a solider
21. generosity or forgiveness, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

2. set or declare (someone)free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
3. cruel and oppressive government or rule
4. deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
6. take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
7. renounce one's throne; to fulfill a duty
8. truthful and straightforward; frank
9. reveal the presence of (quality or feeling)
10. the exercise of absolute power; especially in a cruel oppressive way
11. based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system; autocratic and unrestrained use of power
12. drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something
14. deny any responsibility or support for
18. the holding of an office; a period of which office is held