Vocabulary 2400 Set 15 Flashcards

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consecrate

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v. bless

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desecrate

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v. defile

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iconoclast

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

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ignoble

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adj. dishonorable

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5
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invocation

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n. chant

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blasphemy

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n. irreverence

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prophecy

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n. divine prediction

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portent

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n. bad sign

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renaissance

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n. rebirth

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reverence

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n. respect

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sanctimonious

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adj. hypocritically devout

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surfeit

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n. excess

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assimilate

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v. integrate

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didactic

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adj. educational

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covert

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adj. secretive

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furtive

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adj. secretive

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latent

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adj. hidden, dormant

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opaque

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adj. obscure

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clandestine

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adj. secretive

20
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surreptitious

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adj. furtive