ST 10th Grade - Unit 2 CABLE

Ms. Cable (United States of America)
Unit 2 of vocabulary.
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  1. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  2. docile
    easily handled or managed
  3. libation
    the act of pouring a liquid offering as a religious ceremony
  4. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  5. banter
    light teasing repartee
  6. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  7. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  8. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  9. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  10. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  11. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  12. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  13. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  14. imperial
    relating to or associated with an empire
  15. preconception
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
  16. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
  17. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  18. hedonist
    someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
  19. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Created on Fri Sep 27 07:16:13 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Sep 27 09:09:05 EDT 2013)

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