historical vocabulary

The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of the liberal reforms enacted during the reign (1855–1881) of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. The reform effectively abolished serfdom throughout the Russian Empire.

Name four agents which contributed to the start of the battle. Many agents caused the spread of the epidemic in Europe. The teacher asked me to list five agents. He was the agent of their destruction.

Museums will pay large amounts of money for good dinosaur fossil specimens. Astronauts brought back specimens of moon rock. He has a collection of rare insect specimens.

As the Transvaal’s suzerain power, it would have been England’s duty to try to avert bloodshed. The Hapsburgs were suzerains of the country, but they treated the inhabitants as free men.

making arrangements for future needs, especially by saving money

You have to earn your affiliation in our club. Affiliation to this union means that you cannot conduct any business outside its boundaries.

Imperialism is no less than occupation, appropriation and subjugation. In 2008 an appropriation of EUR 285 million will be made to the common foreign and security policy. The author objected to the appropriation of his story by an amateur filmmaker.

He grew up in a rural backwater. We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

a law or rule made by a government or authority: City Ordinance 126 forbids the parking of cars in this area.

She felt that some of the group had an agenda. There's no hidden agenda - I'm just trying to help.

Some experts questioned the validity of the president’s ideas.

belgium

Scholars were only just figuring out how to read cuneiform. Many of the early archaeologists were obsessed by the struggle to decipher cuneiform.

the boer war

peat roofs on houses in Norway are a typical element of a local landscape which you may spot while touring the country.

a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people: He is a millionaire recluse who refuses to give interviews.

The impress of ink was visible through the page. She impressed her hands on the sand. She's left an impress of her lips on my mirror. He has to hide because they want to impress him.

We can't mint any more coins. The mint has released a set of special coins for this event. To get a good sale price, both the record and its cover should be in mint condition.

Needles and awls were highly polished and frequently heat-treated for added strength.

Unauthorized personnel are not admitted beyond this point.

The vault in the chamber is cracked. He was observing the vault of the heaven. She wants to see you tonight in the family vault. He vaulted over the fence

an ethnic alloy of many peoples. a part made of aluminum alloy

wrought-iron openwork

Many of the courtiers were strongly wedded to traditional ways of doing things.

My country is strongly wedded to the tradition of mountain hiking.

Therefore, the role of slash-and-burn is significant in the current Holocene extinction.

I need to speak to you vis-à-vis our project. What worries us is the competitive edge that foreign companies have vis-à-vis British firms.

an artillery barrage. The TV station has received a barrage of complaints about the amount of violence in the series. The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply 80,000 homes.

A two-week armistice has been declared between the rival factions.

I felt it more as a dictate than an actual order. I wasn't asking, it was a dictate.

The dog is white with a black muzzle and ears. He rubbed the muzzle of a horse when it nosed up to him. Aggressive breeds must wear muzzles when they are taken off their owners' properties. Always point the muzzle in a safe direction.

You must be able to deal with all possible contingencies. Have you made any contingency plans?

She argued with such vehemence against the proposal that they decided to abandon it. "No!" she said with sudden vehemence. Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor.

I knew enough to position myself at the back, next to another yeoman

Data from the space flight should pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.

A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession. The film was never meant to reflect adversely on the small city where it was made.

trial by fire

The shopping assistant didn't sell him the beer, because of his minority.

The city's main water artery goes under this street.

shirtless vikings carrying damsels up the castle stairs

This was during the phoney war, before the fighting on land and air had begun.

Such an examination, with the benefit of hindsight, is very instructive. This is an opportunity that we should be supporting, not just reacting to in hindsight.

My name, at present, is a very usual and rather plebeian one - Simpson.

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joust with someone. verbal joust

What would you have done if the boat had capsized?

She has announced on the record that no money was stolen. He is also the first person on record to describe the midnight sun

He defended the promulgation of alternative viewpoints. People should have a right to use the public airwaves for the promulgation of ideas. The Secretary is authorized to take actions that include the promulgation of rules and regulations.

You will know how to work within a budget, be numerate and have good computing skills.

At any rate, it was simply statecraft on my part. She had a way with all men, and was gaining in statecraft each day.

When his brother Oswald was killed in 642, the overlordship died with him.

Many ship workers could lose their livelihoods because of falling orders for new ships. That farm is his livelihood.

This being the case, what we have is a chicken and egg situation, in which the chicken is probably political and the egg is probably economic.

She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.

You see that sort of handwriting in medieval papal bulls.

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homespun philosophy/wisdom. A short middle-aged man in brown homespun had opened the door.

Our own political experts sensed a scorched-earth strategy emerging on the Right.

be a testimony of something

The place seethed with dogs. I left them seething in the street, but it did no good.