English Final - Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Consecrate | to make of declare something sacred |
| Execrate | to denounce as vile of evil; to curse; to detest |
| Expiate | to make amends for; to atone for |
| Hierarchy | a group organized by rank |
| Hieroglyphic | written with pictures to represent sounds or meaning of words |
| Impious | sacrilegious, profane, lacking appropriate reverence or respect |
| Piety | religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents |
| Pittance | a meager portion of anything, especially and allowance or salary |
| Sacrament | something considered to have sacred significance |
| Sacrilege | disrespect to something regarded as sacred |
| Sacrosanct | sacred (often used ironically) |
| Sanctimonious | pretending to be righteous |
| Sanction | Approval; support; permission |
| Sanctity | Godliness; holiness |
| Sanctuary | a sacred place; anyplace of refuge |
| Agnostic | A person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god |
| Amnesty | a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses |
| Arraign | to call to court to answer |
| Criterion | A standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made |
| Dogma | A system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth |
| Dogmatic | pertaining to dogma |
| Frenetic | frantic, frenzied |
| Heterodox | not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions |
| Hypocrisy | pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have |
| Mnemonic | relating to or assisting the memory |
| Physiognomy | the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character |
| Prognosis | A prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast of prediction |
| Rationale | the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement |
| Rationalize | to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning |
| Schizophrenia | a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusion and withdrawal from relationship |
| Cognition | the act of perceiving or knowing |
| Cognizant | aware; having knowledge of something |
| Connoisseur | an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste |
| Conscientious | guided by one's sense of right or wrong |
| Impute | to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person |
| Notorious | widely and unfavorably known; infamous |
| Plebiscite | a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum |
| Presage | a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding |
| Prescience | knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge |
| Putative | supposed; reputed |
| Repute | to assign a reputation to |
| Sagacious | shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive |
| Sage | a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience |
| Sapient | wise; insightful (ironically often) |
| compute | to determine by mathematics |
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