Quizlet

Flashcards: English Final Vocab

Instructions

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consecrateVERB - to make or declare something sacred
sacrosanctADJ - sacred (often used ironically)
sanctimoniousADJ - pretending to be righteous
hierarchyNOUN - a group organized by rank
pittanceNOUN- a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salaray
dogmaticADJ - pertaining to dogma (a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth
agnosticNOUN - a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god
criterionNOUN - a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made
hypocrisyNOUN - pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
rationaleNOUN - the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for)
cognizantADJ - aware, having knowledge of something
notoriousADJ - widely and unfavorably known; infamous
prescienceNOUN - knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge
ascribeVERB - to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with to)