Vocabulary 2400 Set 15 Flashcards by Chentian Jiang | Brainscape

Flashcards in Vocabulary 2400 Set 15 Deck (20)

1

consecrate

v. bless

2

desecrate

v. defile

3

iconoclast

n. skeptic, heretic (anyone who does not conform to established attitude/ doctrine)

4

ignoble

adj. dishonorable

5

invocation

n. chant

6

blasphemy

n. irreverence

7

prophecy

n. divine prediction

8

portent

n. bad sign

9

renaissance

n. rebirth

10

reverence

n. respect

11

sanctimonious

adj. hypocritically devout

12

surfeit

n. excess

13

assimilate

v. integrate

14

didactic

adj. educational

15

covert

adj. secretive

16

furtive

adj. secretive

17

latent

adj. hidden, dormant

18

opaque

adj. obscure

19

clandestine

adj. secretive

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surreptitious

adj. furtive