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English 10 Vocab Lesson 2
FHN
10
English
10th Grade
10/23/2008

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heresy

Definition

 

 

the crime of holding a belief that goes agains established doctrine

 

antonym: orthodoxy

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docile

Definition

 

 

easy to teach or manage

 

synonym: submissive; compliant

antonym: unmanageable; willful

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libation

Definition

 

 

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

 

synonym: intoxicant

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anathema

Definition

 

 

1. a hated, repellant person or thing

2. a formal curse

 

1. synonym: abhorration; detestation

2. synonym: condemnation

 

1. antonym: beloved

2. antonym: blessing; praise

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banter

Definition

 

 

teasing; playful conversation

 

synonym: joshing; badinage; raillery

antonym: vituperation

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castigate

Definition

 

 

to criticize or punish severely

 

synonym: reprimand; chastise; scold

antonym: praise

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gauche

Definition

 

 

lacking social graces; tactless

 

synonym: awkward

antonym: graceful

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ignominy

Definition

 

 

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

 

synonym: disgrace; infamy

antonym: renown; eminence; repute

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motley

Definition

 

 

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

 

synonym: varied

antonym: uniform; homogeneous; similar

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emaciated

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extremely thin; wasted away

 

syn: withered

ant: plump; fattened

 

 

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