1. Vocabulary #10 English 11 Honors

2. 1. idolatry (noun) excessive or total adoration; worship of an object

3. 2. garish (adjective) tastelessly gaudy Synonym: showy; flashy

4. 3. immutable (adjective) unchangeable; fixed Synonym: inflexible; unalterable

5. 4. bucolic (adjective) relating to the countryside Synonym: rural; rustic

6. 5. impecunious (adjective) without money; penniless Synonym: destitute; poverty-stricken

7. 6. sedition (noun) rebellion or resistance against the government

8. 7. defile (verb) to pollute; to corrupt Synonym: besmirch; contaminate

9. 8. onus (noun) a responsibility or an obligation that causes worry Synonym: burden

10. 9. impious (adjective) disrespectful towards religion synonyms: irreligious; profane

11. 10. caveat (noun) a warning synonym: a caution

12. 11. adulterate (verb) to make impure; to contaminate synonyms: taint; corrupt

13. 12. emanate (verb) to come forth; to send forth synonym: emerge

14. 13. diadem (noun) a crown

15. 14. redolent (adjective) 1. having a pleasant odor; 2. suggestive or evocative synonym: aromatic

16. 15. gratuitous (adjective) unnecessary or uncalled for synonym: unrequired