Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the term for property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage?

Back

Dowry

Front

Which word describes a government department headed by a minister of state?

Back

Ministry

Front

What is the term for the system of dividing society into hereditary classes?

Back

Caste

Front

Unconscious or automatic

Back

Instinctive

Front

What is the term for the state of being extremely poor?

Back

Poverty

Front

Which word describes showing or feeling no hope?

Back

Despairing

Front

What is a small room leading to a main one called?

Back

Antechamber

Front

Oppressive

Back

Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint

Front

What is the past tense of attempting to find something?

Back

Sought

Front

Which word describes polite attention or respect given by men to women?

Back

Gallantries