vocab

studied byStudied by 4 people
0.0(0)
learn
LearnA personalized and smart learning plan
exam
Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
spaced repetition
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
heart puzzle
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
flashcards
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions

1 / 128

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.

129 Terms

1

ideology

A manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture.

New cards
2

paradox

A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense yet may be true.

New cards
3

theocracy

Government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials regarded as divinely guided.

New cards
4

villainy

Wretched, evil conduct.

New cards
5

hearty

Strong and healthy.

New cards
6

quaking

Trembling, shuddering, quivering with fear.

New cards
7

dissembling

Concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense.

New cards
8

propriety

Socially acceptable behavior and speech.

New cards
9

heathen

An uncivilized or irreligious person; pagan.

New cards
10

witched

Affected by witchcraft; in a spell.

New cards
11

opened

Been honest; told the complete truth.

New cards
12

trafficked

Traded; had dealings or associations.

New cards
13

conjured

Summoned a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation.

New cards
14

faction

Group; secret faction; clique.

New cards
15

abominations

Sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions.

New cards
16

gibberish

Unintelligible or meaningless language; nonsense.

New cards
17

white

Free from moral impurity; pure.

New cards
18

Goody

Used as a title preceding a surname—a usually married woman of lowly station.

New cards
19

sniveling

Speaking or acting in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner.

New cards
20

deference

Respect and esteem due a superior or an elder.

New cards
21

marvel

Something that causes wonder or astonishment.

New cards
22

providence

Event guided by God or divine leadership.

New cards
23

ail

Suffer ill health.

New cards
24

naught

Nothing.

New cards
25

dwindling

Steadily lessening.

New cards
26

demonic

Possessed or influenced by a demon; satanic; fiendish.

New cards
27

vindictive

Disposed to seek revenge.

New cards
28

smirched

Discredited or disgraced.

New cards
29

corroborating

Supporting with evidence or authority.

New cards
30

junctures

Points of time.

New cards
31

abyss

An immeasurably deep gulf or great space.

New cards
32

intimations

Hints; suggestions.

New cards
33

formidable

Dreadful; fearful; extremely serious.

New cards
34

blink

Deny; ignore; pretend not to see.

New cards
35

undone

Ruined; destroyed the worldly means, reputation, or hopes.

New cards
36

trepidation

Timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension.

New cards
37

weirdish

Of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural; strange.

New cards
38

subservient

Servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position.

New cards
39

pointy

Sharp; painful.

New cards
40

hypocrites

Persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion.

New cards
41

partisans

Members of a party, faction, or cause.

New cards
42

calumny

The act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation.

New cards
43

inert

Motionless; inactive.

New cards
44

titillated

Aroused; excited.

New cards
45

sidles

Moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner.

New cards
46

pilgrimage

Journey to a shrine or sacred place.

New cards
47

pretense

False show.

New cards
48

covenanted

Formally enrolled in the church.

New cards
49

notorious

Widely and unfavorably known.

New cards
50

prodigious

Strange; unusual; portentous.

New cards
51

canny

Clever, shrewd, crafty.

New cards
52

exudes

Spreads out in all directions.

New cards
53

arbitrate

To determine the outcome of a dispute.

New cards
54

contiguous

Touching along a boundary or at a point.

New cards
55

defers

Submits to another’s wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect.

New cards
56

fathom

Understand.

New cards
57

break charity with

Become alienated from.

New cards
58

clap

Attack with a lawsuit.

New cards
59

defamation

Slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation.

New cards
60

anarchy

A state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority.

New cards
61

tract

A defined area of land.

New cards
62

inculcation

Teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or admonitions.

New cards
63

avidly

Eagerly.

New cards
64

licentious

Lacking legal or moral restraints.

New cards
65

In nomine Domine Sabaoth sui filiique ite ad infernos

Latin for 'In the name of the Lord Sabaoth and of his son, depart to hell.'

New cards
66

blanched

Became ashen or pale.

New cards
67

evade

To avoid answering directly.

New cards
68

truck

Have dealings; trade.

New cards
69

compact

Make an agreement; enter into a contract.

New cards
70

...the crowd will part like the sea for Israel

A reference to Moses’ leading the Israelites from Egypt and the parting of the waters of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21).

New cards
71

pallor

Paleness.

New cards
72

poppet

Small doll.

New cards
73

ameliorate

To make better or more tolerable.

New cards
74

indignant

Showing anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean.

New cards
75

crone

A withered old woman.

New cards
76

sarcastical

In a scornful, mocking or derisive manner.

New cards
77

from this out

From now on.

New cards
78

cry me out

Accuse me as a witch.

New cards
79

wily

Crafty; cunning.

New cards
80

flailing

Searching in frustration.

New cards
81

daft

Mad; insane.

New cards
82

suspicion

A state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty.

New cards
83

tainted

Contaminated; corrupted.

New cards
84

quail

To recoil in dread or terror.

New cards
85

I’d as life

I’d rather.

New cards
86

Pontius Pilate

Roman governor of Judea who presided at the interrogation of Jesus in the New Testament.

New cards
87

vestry

an elective body in an Episcopal parish composed of the rector and a group of elected parishioners administering the temporal affairs of the parish

New cards
88

abundant

marked by great plenty

New cards
89

sophistication

cultured, knowledgable

New cards
90

wrath

retributory punishment for an offense or a crime

New cards
91

riot

public violence, tumult, or disorder

New cards
92

affidavit

a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer

New cards
93

deposition

testimony taken down in writing under oath

New cards
94

imperceptible

extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

New cards
95

deferrentially

in a manner of showing respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

New cards
96

befuddled

muddled, stupefied, confused

New cards
97

plaintiff

a person who brings a legal action against another

New cards
98

effrontery

shameless boldness

New cards
99

immaculate

spotlessly clean

New cards
100

qualm

misgiving; a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety

New cards
robot