Parallel Lives Glossary

Parallel Lives Glossary

Denounce

Expose

Vilify

To tear someone's reputation down by speaking ill of that person

Privily

Secretly

Pre-eminence

Superiority

Harangue

Aggressive lecture-like speech

Oligarchy

System of government in which a small group of people is governing the nation

Jestingly

Jokingly

Personage

A person of significance

Superintending

Overseeing

Peril

Danger or dire conditions

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