Vocab Week 2 I love words.

Heresy The crime of holding a belief that goes against established dotrine. The witches were accused of heresy by the church and were burned at the stake because they went against the church’s beliefs.

Docile Easy to teach or manage Often refering to animals This lion is exceptionally docile, it’s like a trained dog.

Libation An alcoholic drink The old man typically has a libation on Sunday afternoon.

Anathema Hated person or thing A formal curse Casey Anthony is an anathema to many people who watched the case and thought she was guilty.

Banter Teasing, playful conversation The referees loved to banter throughout the game, always teasing each other seeing who could laugh first.

Castigate To criticize or punish severely The principal would always castigate Jennifer for being late to school. Her punishment was to scrub the floors by hand.

Gauche Lacking social graces The man who talks on his cell phone during a meeting is gauche. Have some class!

Ignominy Public shame, disgrace or dishonor The Nets fans felt ignominy for their team because of their 0-18 record. They were so ashamed they couldn’t even show their faces.

Motley Made up of dissimilar parts Miss Swanson bought a side mirror from a semi-truck for her VW bug whose mirror is taped on right now. Her car will be motley once she gets the semi-truck mirror installed.

Emaciated Extremely thin; wasted away Elie Weisel and the other Jews at Auschwitz were emaciated to the point that they were unrecognizable.