Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
Having a sweet, penetrating smell; spicy
Aromatic
Having a stern look or manner; strict or severe in modes of living or acting
Austere
Profane speaking of God or sacred things; an irreverent act or utterance
Blasphemy
That which is held as an opinion; a belief, principle, doctrine (sometimes imperiously or arrogantly declared)
Dogma
An obscure riddle or puzzle, a baffling situation or person
Enigma
Belief or opinion at variance with established doctrine in religion or in other fields
Heresy
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 direct opposite of what is expected or hoped for
Ironic
An intricate structure or system of winding, interconnecting paths or passages; something highly intricate or perplexing in makeup
Labyrinth
A quality, especially in literature or art, that awakens feelings of sympathy, pity, compassion, or sorrow
Pathos
To try to convert
Proselytize
An original held as the standard for subsequent forms
Prototype
A fanatically devoted or committed person; an immoderate partisan
Zealot
