VCR Lesson #2
Terms
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- consecrate
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v
1. to make or declare something sacred
2. to dedicate something to a goal - execrate
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v
to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest - sacrament
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n
something considered to have sacred significance - sacrilege
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n
disrespect to something regarded as sacred - sacrosanct
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adj
sacred (often used ironically) - sanctimonious
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adj
pretending to be righteous - sanction
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n
1. approval; support; permission
2. a penalty for breaking with law or custom - sanctity
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n
godliness; holiness - sanctuary
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n
a sacred place; any place of refuge - heirarchy
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n
a group organized by rank - heiroglyphic
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adj
1. written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
2. hard to read - expiate
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v
to make amends for; to atone for - piety
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n
religious devotion; gread respect toward something, especially parents - impious
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adj
sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect - pittance
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n
a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary