Vocab Lessons 1-2 Review

This will help you prepare for Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book D Grade 8 PA ELA Lessons 1 and 2 test.

accredit (Definition)

To authorize; to certify; to believe.

credence (Definition)

Belief; acceptance as true.

creditable (Definition)

Deserving praise.

credulous (Definition)

Believing too easily; gullible.

creed (Definition)

A statement of belief or principle.

deify (Definition)

To make a god of.

deity (Definition)

A god or goddess.

divine (Definition)

To foretell by supernatural means or know by intuition.

divinity (Definition)

A god, goddess, or the state of being divine.

apotheosis (Definition)

Making a god of something; deification; a glorified ideal.

theocracy (Definition)

Government by divine power or priests.

theology (Definition)

The study of religion.

atheist (Definition)

A person who believes there is no god.

pantheism (Definition)

Identifying god with nature; belief in all gods.

pantheon (Definition)

All the gods of a people or religion.

consecrate (Definition)

To make or declare something sacred.

execrate (Definition)

To denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest.

sacrament (Definition)

Something considered to have sacred significance.

sacrilege (Definition)

Disrespect to something regarded as sacred.

sacrosanct (Definition)

Sacred (often used ironically).

sanctimonious (Definition)

Pretending to be righteous.

sanction (Definition)

Approval, support, permission, or a penalty to force obedience.

sanctity (Definition)

Godliness; holiness.

sanctuary (Definition)

A sacred place; any place of refuge.

hierarchy (Definition)

A group organized by rank.

hieroglyphic (Definition)

Written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings.

expiate (Definition)

To make amends for; to atone for.

piety (Definition)

Religious devotion; great respect toward something.

impious (Definition)

Sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence.

pittance (Definition)

A meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary.

Fill in the Blank: Tom Sawyer hoodwinks his ________ Aunt Polly by offering fantastic excuses.

credulous

Fill in the Blank: In a ________, all citizens must share the same religion for the government to function.

theocracy

Fill in the Blank: Archaeologists ________ the destruction of ancient art works by Spanish conquistadores.

execrate

Fill in the Blank: The school lost its ________ because of poor instruction and exploitative management.

accreditation

Fill in the Blank: To supplement their meager ________, rural teachers often took room and board with local families.

pittance

Fill in the Blank: Please type your essays; your ________ handwriting obscures your good ideas.

hieroglyphic

Fill in the Blank: In some cultures, people seek to ________ the cause of illness by consulting a shaman.

divine

Fill in the Blank: The circular domed temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods is known as the ________.

Pantheon

Fill in the Blank: During the uprising of peasants, the royal family took ________ in an abbey.

sanctuary

Fill in the Blank: Many Native Americans regard displays of their ancestors' bones in museums as an ________ disturbance.

impious

Fill in the Blank: In the ________ of British nobility, a duke ranks above a baron.

hierarchy

Fill in the Blank: In order to ________ themselves and gain political power, Egyptian pharaohs claimed descent from the sun god.

deify

Fill in the Blank: The Food and Drug Administration must ________ a new medicine before it can be sold.

sanction

Fill in the Blank: Since World War II, many have attempted to ________ atrocities through public and private support of institutions.

expiate

Fill in the Blank: The soloist's ________ performance earned her a glowing review from the notoriously harsh critic.

creditable

Fill in the Blank: Astarte, the Phoenician ________ of love and beauty, bears many similarities to Aphrodite.

deity

Fill in the Blank: The jury ________ the suspect for assault after hearing three days of testimony.

indicted

Analogy — deus : theos :: sacer : ________

sanctus

Analogy — sanctus : unholy :: divinus : ________

mortal

Analogy — credulous : incredulous :: impious : ________

pious

Analogy — piety : impiety :: credence : ________

doubt

Analogy — belief : credence :: holiness : ________

sanctity

Analogy — pantheism : nature :: theocracy : ________

priests

Analogy — all gods : pantheon :: a divine being : ________

divinity

Analogy — line : circumscribe :: sacred : ________

consecrate

Analogy — condemn : execrate :: atone : ________

expiate

Analogy — pittance : allowance :: sanctuary : ________

refuge

Analogy — theology : religion :: hierarchy : ________

rank

Analogy — gullible : credulous :: disgraceful : ________

execrable