The Aged Mother

Glossary

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a) despotic (adj.) tyrannical, cruel b) proclamation (n) announcement c) barbarous (adj.) extremely brutal or mercilessly harsh d) abandon (v) desert, give up completely e) reverence (n) deep respect f) mandate (n) an official order g) summit (n) the topmost point of a hill or mountain h) injunction (n) an order restraining someone from performing an act i) shriveled (adj.) wrinkled and contracted due to old age or due to strain j) gravely (adv.) seriously