The Count of Monte Cristo Vocabulary

a European nobleman; traditionally the ruler of a county

renounce or give up one’s throne; resign; retire; step down

the state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons

go up or climb, gain a position of power; rise; mount

a line of hereditary rulers of a country; bloodline; empire

a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources; narrative; autobiography

leave to a person or other beneficiary by will; give; bestow; hand down

consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series; consecutive; sequential

praise enthusiastically and publicly; applaud; approve

subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs; oppress; victimize

a state formally cooperating with another for military or other purpose, typically by treaty; friend; partner

the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government; treachery; betrayal