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voc quiz 2
english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| docile | easy to teach or manage; obedient syn.: submissive; compliant |
| libation | a drink, especially an alcoholic one syn.: intoxicant |
| anathema | a hated, repellant person or thing syn.: aberration; detestation |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation syn.: joshing; badinage; raillery |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely syn.: reprimand; chastise; scold |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactless syn.: awkward |
| ignominy | public shame, disgrace, or dishonor syn.: disgrace; infamy |
| motley | made up of dissimilar part; being of many colors syn.: varied |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away syn.: withered |