Vocab 14 Flashcards
Desecrate
Verbs
To treat with violent disrespect, to vista
Implicit
Adj
Implied though not plainly expressed
Reclamation
Noun
The process of retrieving or recovering
Revile
Verb
To criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
Foible
Noun
A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character
Immutable
Adj
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
Complicity
Noun
The state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing
Aural
Adj
Of or relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
Debase
Verb
To lower the moral character of something
Unsullied
Adj
Not spoiled or made impure
Patently
Adj
Clearly; without doubt
Foist
Verb
To impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on
Contrive
Verb
To create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice
Stultify
Verb
To cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine; to cause someone to appear foolish or absurd
Dissipation
Noun
A wasting by misuse, dissolute way of living, especially excessive drinking of liquor