Vocabulary Flashcards
apparition (noun)
a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
banter (noun
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks/talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way
benediction (noun)
the utterance or bestowing of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service.
catechism (noun)
a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
commiserate (verb)
express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.
contrition (noun)
the state of feeling remorseful and penitent/the repentance of past sins during or after confession
coup (noun)
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government/a notable or successful stroke or move/a contusion caused by contact of the brain with the skull at the point of trauma
decree (noun/verb)
an official order issued by a legal authority/order (something) by decree
discord (noun/verb)
disagreement between people/(of people) disagree
eccentricity (noun)
the quality of being eccentric ((of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange)
extort (verb)
to make somebody give you something by threatening them
foster (verb)
to encourage something to develop
heretical (adjective)
(of a religious belief or opinion) against the principles of a particular religion
hierarchy (noun)
a system, especially in a society or an organization, in which people are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest
indigenous (adjective)
(of people and their culture) coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people
intercede (verb)
to speak to somebody in order to persuade them to be kind to somebody else or to help settle an argument
jostle (verb)
to push roughly against somebody in a crowd
malleable (adjective)
(of people, ideas, etc.) easily influenced or changed
meticulous (adjective)
paying careful attention to every detail
microcosm (noun)
a thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of something much larger
mingle (verb)
To combine or make one thing combine with another/move freely around a place or at a social function, associating with others
oracle (noun)
A place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information about the future; the priest or priestess through whom the gods were thought to give their message.
paltry (adjective)
too small to be considered as important or useful
pilgrimage (noun)
a journey to a holy place for religious reasons
rebuke (verb)
the act of speaking severely to somebody because they have done something wrong
regime (noun)
a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way
sacrilegious (adjective)
treating a holy thing or place without respect
secular (adjective)
not connected with spiritual or religious matters
shrine (noun)
a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event
solemnity (noun)
the quality of being solemn; not happy or smiling
