Carly_Vocab1 Flashcards

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Austere

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Having a stern look or manner; strict or severe in modes of living or acting

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Aromatic

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Having a sweet, penetrating smell; spicy

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Blasphemy

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Profane speaking of God or of sacred things; an irreverent act or utterance

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Dogma

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That which is held as an opinion; a belief, principle, doctrine

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Enigma

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An obscure riddle or puzzle; a baffling situation or person

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Heresy

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A belief or opinion at variance with established doctrine in religion or in other fields

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Ironic

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Characterized by a manner of speaking in which words are used to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; characteristic of that which is the opposite if what is expected or hoped for

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Labyrinth

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An intricate structure or system of winding, interconnecting paths or passages; something highly intricate or perplexing in makeup

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Pathos

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A quality, especially in literature or art, that awakens feelings of sympathy, pity, compassion, or sorrow

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Proselytize

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To try to convert

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Zealot

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A fanatically devoted or committed person

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