Vocabulary Set IV (Plank)

Surmise

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Conformity

compliance with standards, rules, or laws. 

behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards

Persecute

subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or their political beliefs.

Homage

special honor or respect shown publicly.

Rankle

(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists.

(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester.

Parish

in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor.

Parochial

having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.

Maraud

roam in search of things to steal or people to attack.

Defile

sully, mar, or spoil.

desecrate or profane (something sacred)

Perverse

(of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.

Morality

principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Repression

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

Faction

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

Remiss

lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.

Calumny

false and defamatory statements about someone to damage their reputation; slander.