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Vocab Chapter 1 - 2
Vocabulary words for Chapters 1 through 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To reveal as a secret | Divulge |
| To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing | Abet |
| Arrogant and stubborn about one's often unproven beliefs | Dogmatic |
| Dull | Insipid |
| Inessential | Extraneous |
| To force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats | Coerce |
| Prejudiced; hostile | Jaundiced |
| Precise; extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details | Meticulous |
| Recklessness | Temerity |
| Fond of the company of others | Gregarious |
| The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine | Heresy |
| Easy to teach or manage | Docile |
| A drink, especially an alcoholic one | Libation |
| A hated, repellent person or thing | Anathema |
| Teasing; playful conversation | Banter |
| To criticize or punish severely | Castigate |
| Lacking social graces | Gauche |
| Public shame | Ignominy |
| Made up of dissimilar parts | Motley |
| Extremely thin; wasted away | Emaciated |