English 101

Vocabulary list #3

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual, but harmful way

Dogma

something held as an established opinion

Flagrant

of something considered wrong or immoral/ obviously offensive

Ostensibly

apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually

Dissident

a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

Pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Odious

arousing or deserving hatred

Proscribing

forbid, especially by law

Animus

hostility