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dr.aloni/stone vocab quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| abomination | something worthy of or causing disgust or hatred |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| intimation | hint |
| contention | rivalry |
| trepidation | apprehension |
| covenanted | pledged |
| canny | clever |
| iniquity | gross injustice, wickedness |
| avidly | in a greedy manner |
| licentious | 1) lacking legal or moral restraints; disregarding sexual restraints 2) marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| covet | 1) to wish for earnestly 2) to desire inordinately or culpably |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| revelation | the act of revealing or communicating divine truth |
| immaculate | to have no stain or blemish; pure |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals |
| manifest | EXPLICIT EVIDENCE/ readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sight |
| pretense | a claim made or implied, especially one not supported by fact |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| prodigious | being an omen |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of |
| beguile | to lead by deception |