Set 15 Flashcards
(21 cards)
0
Q
Desecrate
A
Defile, violate, debase
1
Q
Consecrate
A
Bless, sanctify, make sacred
2
Q
Iconoclast
A
Skeptic, heretic, dissenter
3
Q
Ignoble
A
Dishonorable, shameful
4
Q
The prefix “ig-“
A
Means “not”
5
Q
Invocation
A
Chant, spell, incantation
6
Q
Blasphemy
A
Irreverence, profanity
7
Q
Prophecy
A
Divine prediction, fortelling
8
Q
Portent
A
Bad sign, omen
9
Q
Renaissance
A
Rebirth, revival of the arts
10
Q
Reverence
A
Respect, veneration
11
Q
Sanctimonious
A
Hypocritically devout/pious
12
Q
Surfeit
A
Excess, overindulgence
13
Q
Assimilate
Verb
A
Integrate, absorb, incorporate
14
Q
Didactic
A
Educational, relating to teaching
15
Q
Covert
A
Secretive, clandestine
16
Q
Furtive
A
Secretive, surreptitious
17
Q
Surreptitious
A
Furtive, sneaky, covert
18
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Clandestine
A
Secretive, sneaky, covert
19
Q
Opaque
A
Obscure, difficult to see through
20
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Latent
A
Hidden, dormant
