Honors English 10 vocab inherit the wind

Dogma

A set of principles, beliefs, or doctrines established by a group or organization that are considered to be absolutely true.

Cynical

Believing that people are motivated by self-interest and are dishonest; distrustful of others' motives.

Infidel

A person who does not believe in a particular religion or doctrine; someone who is not a believer.

Contemptuously

To act in a way that shows a strong feeling of disrespect or scorn for someone or something.

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections.

Connotations

The feelings or ideas that a word suggests, in addition to its literal meaning.

Incredulity

A state of disbelief or an unwillingness to believe that something is true.

Exodus

A mass departure of people, especially emigrants.

Genesis

The origin or mode of formation of something.

Dimension

A measurable extent of some kind, such as length, breadth, depth, height.

bailiff

An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners etc.

patriarch

The male head of a family or tribe.

agnostic

A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known about the existence or nature of God.

extradite

To hand over a person accused or convicted of a crime to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.

unctuously

In a way that is excessively flattering or oily, often to an insincere degree.

indeterminate

Not exactly known, established, or defined; uncertain.

precepts

A general rule or principle intended to regulate behavior or thought.

heretic

A person who holds an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.