Week 7 Flashcards
Blasphemy
noun-impious behavior toward God or something sacred
Enmity
noun-hatred; ill-will; hostility
Erroneous
adj-mistaken; incorrect; wrong
Garner
verb-to get, acquire, or earn
Heretic
noun-anyone who does not conform to an established attitude, doctrine, or principle
Incite
verb-to prompt to action; to encourage to act
Languish
verb-to be weak or feeble; to experience prolonged inactivity
Peruse
verb-to read through with care
Recluse
noun-a person who lives in seclusion, away from society
Renounce
verb-to give up or put aside
Aesthetic
adj-having a sense of the beautiful; having a love of beauty
Catalyst
noun-a person or thing that precipitates an event or change
Disparage
verb-to belittle or lower the estimation of
Ingratiate
verb-to establish one’s self in the good graces of others
Insipid
adj-without interesting or stimulating qualities; bland