Midterm Vocab Part 1 Flashcards
Sacrilege
An act against a holy person or place
Syn: Profanity Ant: Reverence
Retrospective
Looking backward over a period of time
Deflect
To cause to turn aside or away
Syn: Redirect Ant: Accept
Deference
Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority
Syn: Submission Ant: Rebellion
Epiphany
A moment of great insight; revelation
Confer
To discuss something with someone else; consult
To bestow
Revert
To fall back into an old condition
Syn: Lapse Ant: Improve
Impervious
Unable to be affected
Syn: Invulnerable Ant: www
Inference
A conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Expound
To explain or discuss in detail
Syn: Clarify
Reprobate
A dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel
Syn: Delinquent
Adherent
A follower of a person or idea
Syn: Disciple Ant: Opponent
