Week 4 Flashcards
Evangelists
Protestant minister or preacher of the gospel
Excrement
Feces; waste matter from the body
Dialect
Variety of a language that differs from other varieties of the same language
Benevolently
Expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Derision/derisive
Ridicule; mockery; mocking
Enthrall
To captivate or charm
Persevere
To persist in anything undertaken
Miscreant
Depraved, villainous; villain
Degenerate
To fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities
Impotent
Lacking power or ability; without effectiveness
Taboo
Proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
Caste
Rigid system of social distinctions, any group or society sharing common cultural features
Emanation
To flow out, issue, or proceed
Atonement
Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury
Blasphemes
To speak impiously or irreverently