Historic vs Historical. Although these two adjectives sound similar, they are used in different situations! If something is ‘historical,’ it is from, or happened in, the past. For example, a historical house has old, or old styled, architecture. In contrast, if we use ‘historic,’ we are describing something so important that it has, or will, impact history itself! For instance, a historic house is a house were an incredibly important event took place!
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Vocabulary List
head of state (n) – the official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state in 15 countries
Atrocity (n) – an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act
They are currently investigating the atrocities committed during the war
To trace (v) – to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed
She traced her family back 400 years
Impoverished (adj) – very poor
He was an impoverished young actor
Wrongdoing (n) – a bad or an illegal action
She has denied any wrongdoing
Descendant (n) – a person who is related to you and who lives after you
They claim to be the descendants of the royal family
To emancipate (v) – to free a person from another person’s control
Slaves in the British empire were mostly emancipated in 1833
Appalling (v) – very bad
The weather today is appalling
Precedent (n) – an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made
There is already precedent for promoting people with no formal qualifications in this company
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